You'll first notice a change in flavor. Vermouth - a mixture of fruity wine and botanicals - will rise to the top of your palate revealing itself to be complex, spicy, and with a slightly bitter tang. Typically, these flavors are buried under a mountain of gin, so a reverse martini's actually a pretty good way to get to know vermouth.
We now have an opening date for Bosco, the Absinthe Group's new Italian spot in the former Bellota space (888 Brannan), which we first learned about two weeks ago. It's set for a September 10 opening, the Chronicle reports, and the chef is the same executive chef who opened Bellota as well as the group's other Spanish spot Barcino a few years later, Ryan McIlwraith.