The Vermouth Challenge

That dusty bottle at the back of your liquor cabinet deserves some respect.

A tail essential with an unexpected edge.

jacquelinec’s heart has been captured by Vya Vermouth, a half-sweet, half-dry vermouth.

Bitter, herbal, complex, sweet.

as straight apertifs. Moving up to the good stuff, Punt e Mes is a classic. Very orangey, very bitter. Not too sweet. Very complex. Vya is smoother and more drinkable. It’s not overly bitter, but is less interesting. Carpano...

Does anyone know a Boston-area retailer who carries Antica Formula sweet vermouth? It’s made by Carpano, the same people who invented vermouth, and also make Punt e Mes, a very strong-flavored sweet vermouth which I like...

Carpano Antica Formula and Vya for me I’m afraid. Dubonnet in some situations, though it’s not really a sweet vermouth.

The best sweet vermouth on Earth is Carpano Antica Formula, it’s almost too good to mix!

My first choice is Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth, which is amber in color, and adds a richness to a Martini unlike anything I’ve every had. http://www.wilsondaniels.com/product.php?id=351 Second would be Noilly Prat.

sweet vermouth (from California, with a very complex, subtle mix of added botanicals), Antica Formula (from the same people behind Punt e Mes, allegedly recreating the world’s first commercial recipe for vermouth, another...

As I was picking up a bottle of Carpano Antica at Astor Wines in Manhattan, I noticed this vermouth, packaged in a tall bottle in a can...$18 (Antica is I think $27 now), so i tried it... There was a package insert extolling the...

too. The Dolin sweet has even (momentarily) dulled my desire to go to ridiculous lengths for a bottle of Carpano Antica. Same for the Dolin Dry and the reformulated N.P. However, Slim, you best post right here when you find 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...

Does anyone know anything about the viability of old bottles of Vermouth, Cinzano Formula Antica to be exact? My father collected in many years ago in Argentina, and I have about 12 bottles. Is is any good after all this time? Is...

. It’s called Vya—made in both sweet and dry—and is produced by the Quady Winery near Fresno, California. Made in small quantities, the vermouth is gentle and harmonious and excludes very bitter or astringent botanicals. Carpano...