Dry: Vya Extra Dry, Noilly Prat Dry, Lillet Blanc, Boissiere Dry. Sweet: Carpano Antica Formula, Vya Sweet, Carpano Punt e Mes, Lillet Rouge, Cinzano Rosso.

Antica Formula, an Italian sweet vermouth from Carpano. My standby is actually French (but sweet), Noilly Prat. Whiskey Sour. A simple drink that utterly relies on fresh lemon juice and a little simple syrup, added to a double...

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...

sigh. an “authentic” martini is a 1-1..to maybe a 3-1. further, sweet vermouth is just as authentic as dry vermouth (make it a good vermouth like Carpano Antica). it also involves orange bitters. if you want a very dry...

Yeah I agree. The junipero has a real punch that cuts through the vermouth and campari better than any other gin I have tried. I recently picked up a bottle of Carpano's Antica Formula Vermouth which adds another whole level of...

(Tom Schlesinger) at the helm, the tails are excellent. I had a beautiful Martinez done with a house-made re-creation of Carpano Antica Formula, which isn’t yet distributed in MA but is maybe my favorite sweet vermouth out...

Surely not a comprehensive list, but... Gallo and LeJon make swill. Cinzano is okay. Carpano makes Punt e Mes, which is very good, and Antica formula, which is outstanding. And Quady winery here in California makes great sweet and...