Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
Step into the world of Carpano Antica, where Italian grape varieties blend seamlessly with meticulously crafted botanicals to create a masterpiece of flavor. Elevate your experience of a classic Negroni, marrying the rich vanilla, saffron, and wormwood with the boldness of gin and the bitterness of Campari. Sip, savor, and surrender to the timeless allure of this legendary vermouth.
In Torino, 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented the commercial model for what we know today as red vermouth, possibly even coining the term "vermuth." The Carpano brand was formalized some years later by Carpano's nephew. The red vermouths of subsequent producers, such as Cinzano and Gancia, were their own riffs on what Carpano first successfully marketed. Today, production is in Milano, Italy.
This dark, mysterious vermouth is rich, complex and layered, boasting aromas of mint and other herbs, plums and figs, reminscent of Madeira. The rich flavors are hard to pin down: cocoa, red wine, almonds, bitter marmelade, hints of spice and toffee all play across the palate, finishing with a bracing bitter edge. This delectable sweet vermouth would shine in a Manhattan.