Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth, 100cl

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To the palate a rich a rich vanilla taste emerges, with hints of bitter orange, dates, cocoa beans, cherries and saffron. Antica Formula is also the show-stopping main ingredient in classic cocktails including the Negroni, Americano, Manhattan, and Hanky Panky. As the flavours all rebalance around the whiskey in my Manhattan, the medicinal nose is still there. Its original and distinctive recipe remain in tact today thanks to Fratelli Branca Distilleries commitment to making sure the recipe goes unchanged over time. Each bottle of Antica Formula is individually numbered, and it really does make a great Manhattan, as well as being an excellent digestif.

Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! Antica Formula was created by Antonio Benedetto Carpano, the inventor of Vermouth, in 1786 in Turin, Italy.With Vermouth in the midst of a spirited revival, Antica Formula is the Italian Vermouth par excellence. Vermouth gets its characteristic taste from Artemisia (wormwood), an ingredient that, according to regulations, is crucial for it to be considered a vermouth. The recipe includes unmistakable vanilla notes, prized saffron, citrus fruits, dried raisins and cloves. From its amaranth and brilliant color with highlights of amber, to the nose a bouquet of vanilla emerges which comes together with notes of spices, citrus and dried fruits like raisins and cloves.

The only exception so far has been with extremely woody bourbons, but i have yet to find a vermouth for those. He subsequently named it vermouth, from the German word “wermuth” for wormwood, to differentiate his product. Vermouth is known to have been prepared by old civilisations, including the Romans, under the name Absinthiatum (or Absinthianum) vinum. The saffron is imported from Iran and vanilla beans are flown in from as far afield as Madagascar, the use of vanilla aiding digestion as well as adding a creaminess and roundness to the vermouth.Hugged by the Mediterranean Sea and blessed with sunshine, Italy has developed a unique position as the home of bitters, apéritifs and vermouths designed to be enjoyed with it's equally rich cuisine. Only used in Manhattans so far (as well as a little nip when first opened) but I shall explore in greater depth.

It’s the main ingredient in cocktails such as Negroni, Americano or Hanky Panky, offered in the most exclusive restaurants and bars in Italy and worldwide. It was Antonio Benedetto Carpano, who gave importance to wormwood in his 1786 recipe for Antica Formula.Its got great intensity, and a good combination of bitterness and sweetness, and the complexity of flavours is very impressive, but.