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Encyclopedia > Vermouth
A bottle of vermouth
A bottle of vermouth

Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) using closely-guarded recipes (trade secrets). Some vermouth is sweetened; unsweetened, or dry, vermouth tends to be bitter. The person credited with the first vermouth recipe, Antonio Benedetto Carpano from Turin, Italy, chose to name his concoction "vermouth" in 1786 because he was inspired by a German wine flavored with wormwood, a herb most famously used in distilling absinthe. The modern German word Wermut (Wermuth in the spelling of Carpano's time) means both wormwood and vermouth. The herbs were originally used to mask raw flavors of cheap wine, imparting a slightly medicinal "tonic" flavor. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (280x615, 98 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (280x615, 98 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). ... For other uses, see Herb (disambiguation). ... A trade secret is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information used by a business to obtain an advantage over competitors within the same industry or profession. ... Antonio Benedetto Carpano, (1764 Turin -1815 Turin)Italian inventor, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the aperitif. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Artemisia absinthium L. Artemisia absinthium by Koehler 1887 Artemisia absinthium or Absinth Wormwood, is a wormwood. ... Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... A reservoir glass filled with a naturally-colored verte, next to an absinthe spoon. ...

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Styles

There are three general styles of vermouth, in order from driest to sweetest: extra dry, bianco/white, and sweet/red. Sweet red vermouth is drunk as an apéritif, often straight up, as well as in mixed drinks like the Manhattan. Dry white vermouth, along with gin or vodka, is a key ingredient in the mixing of martinis. Red vermouths are sometimes referred to as Italian vermouths and white vermouths as French vermouths, although not all Italian vermouths are red and not all white vermouths are French. Campari apéritif. ... Straight up is a term used in bartending. ... A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka (Polish: wódka, Russian: водка) is one of the worlds most popular distilled beverages. ... The martini is a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry white vermouth. ...


Punt e mes

Punt e mes is an Italian vermouth. It is dark brown in color and has a bitter flavor. Punt e mes literally means "point and a half" in Piedmontese and owes its name to a sudden raise of the stock market (naturally, of a point and a half) which greatly benefitted the Carpano distilleries, which then created the vermouth brand to commemorate the occasion. It can be used as a substitute for regular rosso vermouth in such drinks as the Americano, Manhattan and Negroni. Punt e mes has a strong, distinctive flavor, half-way between regular rosso vermouth and Campari. Punt e mes was made by the Carpano family from Turin until 2001, when Distillerie Fratelli Branca of Milan bought them.[1] Piedmontese (also known as Piemontèis, and Piemontese in Italian) is a language spoken by over 2 million people in Piedmont, northwest Italy. ... The Americano is a cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda. ... A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. ... Wikibooks Bartending has more about this subject: Negroni The Negroni is a cocktail made with gin. ... A bottle of Campari Campari is an alcoholic aperitif obtained from the infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. ... Antonio Benedetto Carpano, (1764 Turin -1815 Turin)Italian inventor, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the aperitif. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN...


See also

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References

  1. ^ Ciappi, Andrea. "Not Just Fernet", Chianti Classico Magazine, 2005-05. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. 
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EncycloWine: Encyclopedia for Wine Enthusiasts - Vermouth (235 words)
Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) in recipes that are closely-guarded trade secrets.
Dry white vermouth, along with gin or vodka, is a key ingredient in the mixing of Martinis, in proportions that may account for the lackluster sales of dry white vermouths.
Red vermouths are sometimes referred to as Italian vermouths and white vermouths as French vermouths, although not all Italian vermouths are red and not all white vermouths are French.
Vermouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words)
The inventor of vermouth, Antonio Benedetto Carpano from Turin, Italy, chose this name in 1786 because he was inspired by a German wine fortified with wormwood, a herb most famously used in distilling absinthe.
Dry white vermouth, along with gin or vodka, is a key ingredient in the mixing of martinis.
Red vermouths are sometimes referred to as Italian vermouths and white vermouths as French vermouths, although not all Italian vermouths are red and not all white vermouths are French.
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