Lillet vs Cocchi vs Dolin Blanc Vermouth Review

[@carl_busch]

How many times do I say "Blanco?" 🤦‍♂

[@UnclePete]

One thing about vermouth is that it should be bittered with wormwood. The term vermouth comes from the german word Vermut, which means wormwood. Dolin is a vermouth, and blanc vermouth is a more modern invention meant to be in between dry and sweet. Cocchi Americano and Lillet are fortified aparatif wines, but don't have wormwood so are not technically vermouths. Though in cocktails they all serve a similar role. I never much cared for vespers, but I love a taste test!

[@carl_busch]

Thanks Pete for the details!! 🙏

[@UnclePete]

@@carl_busch You bet. I have also been thinking about vermouth lately :)

[@carl_busch]

@@UnclePete in general they are so so good

[@kail9757]

If you want to be really technical, the German word is written with a "w", Wermut. Not that it matters much, so don't take this as criticism. I really liked your comment.

[@UnclePete]

@@kail9757 Oh yeah thats right! I was thinking of some bottles of I think Spanish vermouth that are called Vermut, I got mixed up. Cheers!

[@grapetonenatches186]

Cocchi Americano is also my favorite in the Vesper. I keep Sapphire on hand because people ask for it. Im convinced its because of the pretty bottle. The Botanist is king for me rn.

[@carl_busch]

Botanist is on our list to review.

[@RobsHomeBar]

I want Cocchi Americano, cant get it here! ...Lillet is great though! Great review!

[@christinecamley]

I want Cocchi too. Damn I hate it that I can't get many vermouths in Vancouver. Arggh.

[@RobsHomeBar]

@@christinecamley it’s listed in Quebec but never in stock when I go

[@christinecamley]

@@RobsHomeBar Argghh. So frustrating.

[@carl_busch]

Hopefully one day!!

[@christinecamley]

@@carl_busch I can't ever find Cocchi in Vancouver either. So frustrating.

[@CoachVinoLLC]

Lillet is my favorite of the three but I’m usually on an island with that. Cocchi tends to be the favorite.

[@carl_busch]

I totally get it. They are all really good for their own reasons.

[@TheHomeBartenderwithAnn]

LOL, great review. There’s always controversy on the vesper. I am not a huge Vermouth person. I just recently had the Cocchi and liked it. But I like a sweeter vermouth without a bitter note best, so I might go with Lillet on this one!

[@carl_busch]

I think you will like it with Lillet

[@Decommissioning-this-channel]

I'm gonna go on the hunt for some of this vermouth, I've heard it's good stuff 😊😊

[@carl_busch]

It's so good! You gotta try this cocktail when you do.

[@TheSOULBRUVVA]

as the Place which originated Gin...im saying England here! We have 2 distinct styles London Dry & Plymouth dry. Notwithstanding the pictures of London as portrayed by Hogarth in 1751 by "Gin Lane" which showed London in its Gin-ravaged age. Fast forward to the 21st Century, and we have a wealth of distilleries making Gin, its fast to brew & distill, requires no Age statements, no barrel aging and you just have to dunk in a whole load of botanical. Beefeater, Tanquerey, Bombay Sapphire, Gordon's, Gibleys, Plymouth Gin, Booths, Sipsmith, Hendricks, Martin Millers, Greenalls, Finsbury, Oxford, Drift, Stones, Lord's, and a host of more modern gin Distillers have abounded with their own fans and flavour profiles. Find the few you like and stick with what you like. Be safe & Stay salty

[@carl_busch]

It's a fun category to explore and see what people are doing.

[@alonburton5100]

it was because he could sip the water off the top of the shaken martini and not get drunk.

[@carl_busch]

Truth

[@CocktailsUnderQuarantine]

Nice review Riley and Carl! I'm a huge fan of Lillet blanc. Haven't tried Dolin Blanc yet.

[@carl_busch]

All 3 are very nice.

[@jondotdrinks6952]

these plus my sweet vermouth are the only 3 bottles i own, so found this super interesting :D

[@carl_busch]

Glad you enjoyed. It's rare for people to have a lot of vermouth in house, unless they make A LOT of cocktails using vermouth.

[@TheWhiskeyNerd]

Damn, this is making me want to up my vermouth game!

[@carl_busch]

They do had some nice tasting notes to cocktails.

[@Decommissioning-this-channel]

BOOM First!! Oohhh that felt great!!

[@carl_busch]

Boom!

[@andynelson9654]

You used Beefeater gin if you video is correct.

[@carl_busch]

Correct 😁

[@jessicalawson1417]

late to this video but I always avoid gin made with menthol, also Lillet is may fav, lol

[@carl_busch]

Try more gin. :)

[@jessicalawson1417]

My go to is either Empress Indigo or Rose for a cocktail that really depends on the flavor of the gin, and Plymouth for pretty much anything else.

[@louispengue3144]

I was really interested in your comparisons of the “white vermouths” for use in a Vesper which I really like, but in the end your dislike of Bombay Sapphire overwhelmed your results. Too Bad

[@carl_busch]

We are 100% going to be doing another Blanc vermouth episode.