A SWEET VERMOUTH Review - Which One Should You BUY

[@youtubuzr]

My favorite Manhattan is made w/Cocchi, Rye, and both Angostura and Orange bitters.

[@carl_busch]

Great combo, what is your favorite rye to use?

[@grapetonenatches186]

Thanks for the comparison video. I use all of these but have never done a tasting like this. Now I have a plan for the weekend.

[@carl_busch]

Hope you enjoy

[@RhubarbAndCod]

We almost always have Dolin as it's pretty common around us... Carpano is so coveted here that the rare times it shows up, a bunch of bartenders arrive as soon as it hits the shelves and clean out the stock immediately. We've never been able to catch a bottle. We are lucky though, as a local craft distiller makes their own sweet vermouth that's one of our favorites. Wish they made a dry and a white as well. Thanks for this folks! Great review!

[@carl_busch]

Great to hear you have a local option.

[@TheHomeBartenderwithAnn]

I found a tiny 50ml bottle of the Antica at total wine and bought four of them. They were expensive but at least I don’t waste a whole bottle. I don’t make enough Negroni’s to use a bottle up! I like the Antica the best, but have tried them all. Great tasting today! Cheers!

[@carl_busch]

Thats awesome you found some.

[@MasterYourGlass]

I am always impressed by your reviews. Their just so good. And Riley’s palate is one of a kind. Great content and thanks for the mention ❤️

[@carl_busch]

Her palate is really on point.

[@LexLuthor1234]

@@carl_busch is she a sommelier, maybe? anyways, thanks for the review :)

[@FlourEggsYeast]

Awww, I love the scrolling thank you for the happy hour guests, what a clever idea! Happy to be your guests guys and I hope you get a huge following because you're worth it. For Vermouth, we haven't bought any but we need to because it seems to be always an ingredient necessary in whatever cocktail LOL. Great reviews and great job as always Riley (and Carl)

[@carl_busch]

I would say Dolin is a good one to start out with.

[@grumpyowl3515]

Thanks for this review. The problem that I have with Martini&Rossi is that it tastes like a mouth full of oregano. I'll have to try the Dolin. Beef Eater 24 is my favorite gin!

[@carl_busch]

Cheers

[@jondotdrinks6952]

I need to diversify, havnt touched anything other than 1 single bottle of cinzanno in my life lol

[@carl_busch]

Gotta really do try another one.

[@kiernanmorris2630]

Loved watching the kitty sniff their way around your space! Super cute, very much enjoyed the video 🤙🏼

[@carl_busch]

Thanks for watching!!

[@trevorrose1]

Thya dance needs to be done every show lol

[@carl_busch]

Agreed!

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Soo the fact teh local distillery saves a case of their sweet vermouth each batch and let me know, not a problem right? Right!?! Anyone close to a vineyard should check if they make vermouth, many do and many are unique.

[@carl_busch]

Good idea to check local vineyards.

[@CocktailUnderground]

Awesome job on the guesses, Riley! I wish that 50 ml airplane bottles of vermouth were more common. I asked for them at Total Wine, and they looked at me like I had three heads! I throw a lot of vermouth away because I'm the only person in the house who uses it. I think I'm going to try the Cocci 375 ml bottle next time.

[@carl_busch]

It would be great if they did make them that size. Cocchi is so so good.

[@TheWhiskeyNerd]

100% agree, I don't use vermouth all that often, so I hate the idea of letting a few bottles go off just so I can try them all out!

[@_Hamster-]

Hotel Starlino Vermouth Rosso has a 100 ml bottle. a bit more expensive but much cheaper than throwing away half a bottle.

[@rickdoehler502]

Try a vacuum syle wine pump with the fridge, vermouth lasts a long time

[@carl_busch]

Those do help.

[@JSOS]

Vermouths are so good and so much to explore. For a sweet vermouth Italy 🇮🇹 is the best but for a dry vermouth France 🇫🇷 is the way to go. Love the video guys 👍

[@carl_busch]

Thanks for the tips! Will see what we can get for French dry vermouths.

[@JSOS]

@@carl_busch Try Noily Pratt if it's available in your area.

[@boozeontherocks]

I wish I could get the Carpano Antica. Everntually

[@stephane.foisy.186]

Dillon's is darn close. I have tried them side by side. Dillon's has more Strawberry

[@boozeontherocks]

​@@stephane.foisy.186 I do like the Dillons

[@carl_busch]

One day, when you come down to the US

[@silverkijh]

Wow! Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! 😆

[@carl_busch]

Glad we could help out.

[@ThroughTheMixingGlass]

Great vid! I love all three of these, but usually buy Dolin more often. Carpano is fantastic but it's more a splurge for me because of how pricey it is.

[@carl_busch]

Feel the same way. Now I have 3 open bottles I gotta drink fast.

[@ThroughTheMixingGlass]

@@carl_busch Chug chug chug!!!

[@thecocktailadventurer9229]

Great review!

[@carl_busch]

Cheers

[@CoachVinoLLC]

Damn Riley! Legit sommelier in the making. 🤙🏽

[@carl_busch]

She will be one before we all know it.

[@TimBaker]

I can attest to how tasty Carpano Antica is in a coffee negroni!

[@carl_busch]

That is really good!!

[@TimBaker]

@@carl_busch, this inspired me to try a Coffee Manhattan last night. I used Mr. Black coffee liqueur, WhistlePig rye, and Carpano Antica. I could taste the whiskey, the coffee, and the vanilla, as the flavors evolved.

[@carl_busch]

@@TimBaker yum!! I will try that 100%

[@construct3]

I am one of those rare people who drink chilled vermouth neat. I've tried it on the rocks which is how some people drink it, but I sip it, and the ice ends up diluting the wine before I finish my glass. A 750 liter bottle will last me about two weeks. I would go through a bottle of cabernet faster, but I don't fill my glass as full when I'm drinking vermouth.

[@carl_busch]

I have been also sipping on sweet vermouth once in awhile. Which ones do you like to sip on?

[@construct3]

@@carl_busch I usually buy Noilly Prat sweet vermouth. It's cheap and it's good.

[@carl_busch]

@@construct3 NICE

[@bigdudeps]

Would have loved to hear your thoughts on these in a Boulevardier.

[@carl_busch]

I can do a video with that amazing cocktail

[@bigdudeps]

@@carl_busch looking forward to that! Your opinion on Chartreuse substitutes would be another great subject.

[@andrelbhenrique]

Sherry wines are all fortified too. Time to make some cocktails with sherry wine. Nice video.

[@carl_busch]

Absolutely!! I knew I was forgetting sherry when we filmed. Yes we really need to visit sherry in an episode or two.

[@spazchicken1]

I had to get a 750ml Dolin rouge because I love it with Aperol on the rocks . It has almost has a poultry seasoning flavor which was strange but now I really like it. I just got Carpano but it’s a bit bitter

[@carl_busch]

Totally get it thats a little more bitter. Try it in a Manhattan and see how that works for you.

[@spazchicken1]

@@carl_busch I’ll try it this weekend , thanks 🙏

[@djs022867]

Count me in for Team Cocchi. CA is great but I always come back to Cocchi. Dolin for gin drinks, Cocchi for the rest.

[@carl_busch]

I do agree with you on this.

[@caayora]

I would add some excellent Spanish vermouths. Every review I see there are only Italian vermouth , we r missing out.

[@carl_busch]

I totally agree. I haven't seen anything but Italian around where we live. We are going to go to Chicago in the next couple months. Hoping to find some there.

[@caayora]

@@carl_buschLustau or Yzaguirre vermouths from Spain, excellent and awesome with a tapa lol

[@teutates619]

Hmm... you'd have to redo this with all bottles coming from the fridge. When used in cocktails, it will be chilled, and you'd have to choose your vermouth based on its chilled taste. Sweetness falls back then and dryness gets a boost...

[@carl_busch]

Totally agree but probably won't redo the video.

[@lordcharfield]

@@carl_buschLol, yes, you can’t do a new video every time a pedant whines in the comments 😂

[@Roxas77]

Sweet Vermouth on the rocks with a twist please

[@carl_busch]

I enjoy that once in awhile

[@Roxas77]

@@carl_busch It's delicious, Antica Formula is amazing just on its own though

[@sageywavey]

That’s my favorite drink!

[@Roxas77]

@@sageywavey It always makes me think of Rome....

[@sageywavey]

@@Roxas77 …the way the sun hits the buildings in the afternoon….

[@rickdoehler502]

So if you're tasting vermouth, why would you use a flavored gin?

[@carl_busch]

We just thought it would taste good.

[@CameronVail1]

I think the hosts should eat a bunch of waffles...

[@carl_busch]

If you bring them to us.

[@CameronVail1]

I'll fire up the ol waffle maker.

[@christinecamley]

Carpano Antica is it for sweet vermouth. LOVE it. No to Dolin's.

[@carl_busch]

I wish I could use Carpano Antica for all drinks.

[@christinecamley]

@@carl_busch Me too!! :-) Hugs and care.

[@X3X1X3X]

Dolin tastes and smells like oregano and I can't believe anyone drinks it.

[@carl_busch]

I never thought of that, now I must go find a bottle and take a smell.

[@alexander.aichelburg654]

Completely contradicting (in itsself) review. In the description you write its all about vanilla in the Carpano and no use of vanilla in the Cocchi. In the tasting it is the exact opposite!

[@carl_busch]

I was probably drunk when I wrote the description. 🤷

[@habitalista]

It's always funny to see american people trying to be clever about italian spirits. There are tons of better bitter than Campari and huge Vermouths you have no clue about. Pure marketing junkies, wanna be experts

[@carl_busch]

You are absolutely right. A lot of things we don't have access to. I also believe the American pallette is different than Europeans and is more on the sweeter side. So big bitter flavor is highly offensive to some.

[@habitalista]

@@carl_busch You're right. But you (Americans) are leaders in online cocktail chanels and are influencing other newbies. Watching your chanels can create an opinion that the best Vermouth is Carpano or Cocchi and the only Bitter is Campari. It is like choosing only between Wild Turkey and Bullet Bourbon. Where we all know how many great bottles are still there on the market. BTW try something from Mulassano or Quaglia Distillery. They have great products. Less hyped by the "big guys" but very qualitative. Cheers

[@carl_busch]

@@habitalista 100% understand what you are saying. The biggest road block we have is availability. Each state in the US has different laws when it concerns alcohol and what we can get. We try to state that every time in our videos but forget sometimes. We wish we could anything and everything but unfortunately we can't. I will look into those two and see what we can get.

[@TheBourbonDiaries]

@@habitalista Thanks for your vermouth-input. I'm not a vermouth expert, but still very interested for cocktail reasons. My favorite so far is Carpano Antica Formula. But I'm gonna try Mulassano and Quaglia! Have you ever had Scavi&Ray and Mancino, if yes, what are your thoughts on them? Thinking about trying them, too.