Thanks. I guess it should’ve been obvious, but I never considered degradation of Vermouth. Looks like I have to do some cleaning out of all those old bottles in my liquor cabinet!
I have to find a better liquor store. I have trouble finding much past Martini and Rossi on the shelves on the stores I frequent. Are you going to do a separate post on dry vermouth?
First, this post is a great resource -- I subscribed based on it alone. Thanks and congrats on an excellent newsletter.
As a Manhattan fanatic, I second the recommendation for mini-Manhattan tastings -- to explore how whiskeys and vermouths combine as well as how vermouths play out with the same whiskey. Through a lovely period of experimentation, I found that I hated vegetal ryes in the drink and my go-to was a spicy rye (like Redemption) married to Cocchi Torino -- the Carpano Antica was good, but too single-note vanilla in comparison to the Cocchi, and the Redemption/Cocchi combo is the essence of autumn. Would be grateful to read your thoughts on preferences for Manhattan whiskeys.
Thanks. I guess it should’ve been obvious, but I never considered degradation of Vermouth. Looks like I have to do some cleaning out of all those old bottles in my liquor cabinet!
What's your opinion on wine-preserving gas to extend vermouth's shelf life?
I have to find a better liquor store. I have trouble finding much past Martini and Rossi on the shelves on the stores I frequent. Are you going to do a separate post on dry vermouth?
First, this post is a great resource -- I subscribed based on it alone. Thanks and congrats on an excellent newsletter.
As a Manhattan fanatic, I second the recommendation for mini-Manhattan tastings -- to explore how whiskeys and vermouths combine as well as how vermouths play out with the same whiskey. Through a lovely period of experimentation, I found that I hated vegetal ryes in the drink and my go-to was a spicy rye (like Redemption) married to Cocchi Torino -- the Carpano Antica was good, but too single-note vanilla in comparison to the Cocchi, and the Redemption/Cocchi combo is the essence of autumn. Would be grateful to read your thoughts on preferences for Manhattan whiskeys.