This doesn’t answer the question but maybe interesting nonetheless – Death and Co used to have a drink called an 18th Century on the menu, 1.5 oz Batavia Arrack, .75 oz Carpano Antica, .75 oz Creme de Cacao, .75 oz...

for Antica Formula to make its way to MA; that’s another Carpano product, based on the original-original vermouth recipe, that is amazing, and makes a wonderful Negroni. Vya sweet vermouth is also very nice and hard to spot...

I hit the San Jose BevMo usually once a month. Like you said, they’re good for the basics and have surprised me with some selections that are short lived, like Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth and St. Germain...

The best tails bars in town are listed already. The one which flies under the radar is the small bar at the front of Alto in midtown, which is staffed by excellent mixers. Ask them for a Manhattan made with Carpano Antica, a very...

. Probably very good with Carpano Antica as well. Maybe Punt e Mes if you don’t mind something closer to the bitter side. Don’t bother with Martini and Rossi, Stock, and the rest of the $3/bottle group—if...

I prefer my vodka neat — right out of the freezer. But Plymouth or Bombay with Fratelli Branca Carpano Antica Formula . . . yum!

I sometimes pre-mix drinks that are all spirits, I find that ones with complex botanicals like Carpano Antica vermouth or good bitters actually improve over a few days as the mixture ‘comes together.’ then stir or...

? The three of us started with three tails; ~ [i]Prosecco tail[/i] with peach bitters and a bit of sugar. ~ [i]Miele Frizzante[/i] - Carpano antique, orange, peach bitters, and Heidrun buckwheat blossom mead. VERY odd tail; the mead...

and the lime juice cuts the sweetness. Very complex yet light and refreshing. Rosebud (from tailchronicles.com) 1.5 oz reposado tequila 0.5 oz Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth dash Campari dash rosewater orange peel Rinse a chilled...

use Old Overholt, Herbsaint and Peychaud’s. Gin — this is one I nearly always mix with either good tonic or Carpano Formula Antica, and I typically bounce between Bombay Saphire, Boodles, and Plymouth. Tequila — I...

Vya Vermouth- Sweet and Dry Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth Drambuie liqueur Clement Rum- VSOP, Premiere Canne, XO, Cuvee Homere, Creole Shrubb Orange liqueur Murray & McDavid rum- limited edition Trinidad, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Guyana...

Speaking of Vermouth, I would recommend Carpano's Antica Formula. Truly exceptional. Check out this (and follow the various links): http://www.wilsondaniels.com/product.php?id=351 Otherwise, Punt e Mes . . .

Neither of those would be a suitable substitute. It’s the most intense of the amari that you can get here in the States. Nothing else has its flavor profile, although if you’re going for a rosso as some sort of a sub,...

priced and entirely serviceable. Good vermouth (Vya again, or Punt e Mes, or my favorite, Carpano Antico) will make a difference, but Noilly Prat will do for the marauding hordes. IMHO, a selection of martinis, gimlets, and...

interesting Vermouths are worth trying: Vya sweet vermouth from California is incredible, as is Carpano's Punt e Mes, a very strong-flavored Vermouth from Milan. Carpano is credited with inventing vermouth — I’m...