Carpano Vermouth

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  Carpano Antica Formula Italian Vermouth 37.5 cl 16.5%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1017

  In Turin, where the Piedmontese hills cast long shadows over the vineyards, a brand new spirits category was born in 1786. Spices from distant shores met local wine, and the result was a sweetness edged with darkness — a recipe that still guards its secrets.

  Expert's Description

  Carpano Antica Formula is an Italian Vermouth made to the original 1786 recipe and bottled at 16.5%. The bottle carries the name of its creator, Antonio Benedetto Carpano, who in Turin crafted what many consider the world's first sweet vermouth. The recipe survived war and changes of ownership until Fratelli Branca Distillerie acquired the Carpano house in 2001 and uncovered an old document believed to be one of Antonio Benedetto Carpano's original formulas.

  Under the motto "Novare Serbando" — renew by preserving — the distillery has since held onto the same herbal bouquet and the same spices, saffron among them, that built the vermouth's reputation. The base is Italian white wine infused with a long list of mountain herbs and spices. The colour is amber-red with a hint of rust, and the nose carries the pronounced vanilla note Carpano is known for across its entire range. Antica Formula is today considered the benchmark for a classic Negroni and also features in cocktails such as the Americano and the Hanky Panky.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Vanilla meets spice, citrus peel and dried fruit like raisins and cloves — a bouquet that's hard to mistake for anything else.

  Palate

  Round and full-bodied with bitter orange, dates, cocoa beans and a touch of saffron for a gentle spiced bite.

  Finish

  Long and warm, with the vanilla lingering last.

  Specifications

  Distillery: Carpano
  Bottler: Fratelli Branca Distillerie
  Region/Country: Turin, Italy
  Type: Italian Vermouth
  ABV: 16.5%
  Size: 37.5 CL
  EAN no.: 8004400076247
  Serving suggestion: Over ice with an orange twist, or as the base of a Negroni, Americano or Hanky Panky
  

  Flavour Profile

  Sweet · Spiced · Vanilla-forward · Bittersweet · Aromatic

  Did you know?

  When Niccolò Branca went through old papers after acquiring the Carpano house in 2001, he found a box containing a handwritten recipe still believed to be the closest surviving link to Antonio Benedetto Carpano's original 1786 formula.

  • 1pcs.
    24,00EUR
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  Carpano Punt e Mes Italian Vermouth 75 cl 16%

  Item no.: 059763-615-995

  In the old streets of Turin, where the story of vermouth was first written, a recipe still divides the city's residents between the sweet and the bitter side of the same glass. Punt e Mes was born from a stockbroker's witty order and remains one of Italy's most recognisable aperitifs, true to its bold original character.

  Expert's Description

  Carpano Punt e Mes is an Italian Vermouth of the vermouth chinato style, based on white wine with 16% alcohol, produced by Fratelli Branca Distillerie in Turin.

  The story dates back to 19 April 1870, when a stockbroker in Carpano's wine shop in Turin, caught up in a discussion about share prices that had risen a point and a half, ordered his usual Carpano vermouth but asked for it to be topped with half a measure of quinine bitter - described in the local dialect as punt e mes. The name stuck, and the drink became a classic.

  Punt e Mes was produced by the Carpano family until 2001, when Fratelli Branca Distillerie of Milan acquired the brand and continued the recipe of more than 40 herbs and spices, including orange peel and quinine bark.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  The nose offers ripe dark fruit such as prune and cherry, supported by quinine bark, cloves and a hint of tobacco leaf.

  Palate

  The palate opens sweet with honeyed plum and orange, before the quinine bark and bitter botanicals arrive with clear notes of clove and dark coffee.

  Finish

  The finish is long and round, with well-balanced bitterness from the quinine bark meeting a residual sweetness and dried orange zest.

  Specifications

  Distillery: Carpano
  Region/Country: Turin, Italy
  Type: Italian Vermouth – Vermouth Chinato
  ABV: 16%
  Size: 75 cl
  EAN no.: 8001710100129
  Serving suggestion: Serve over ice with a slice of orange, or use as the base in classic cocktails such as the Milano-Torino and the Manhattan

  Flavour Profile

  Bitter · Orange Peel · Quinine Bark · Spicy · Full-Bodied

  Did you know?

  According to a 1916 testimony, Punt e Mes was the favourite drink of Giovanni Agnelli, founder of the car maker FIAT, who often enjoyed it at Carpano's wine shop in Turin.

  • 1pcs.
    26,75EUR