Episode #45: Dolin v. Cocchi v. Carpana | Does Your Vermouth Ver-Matter?

Vermouths: Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry • Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino • Carpano Antica Formula

Round 1: The Brain Duster – Bulleit Rye, sweet vermouth, absinthe, and bitters

Round 2: The Blood & Sand – Monkey Shoulder blended Scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange juice

Round 3: The 2-1-2 Manhattan – Elijah Craig Bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitters

Tangents: Lounge mates Marty & Rachel join us for a unique cocktail comparison! • Covid quarantine is like a really long tornado warning • Rachel’s revelatory vermouth origin story • The ancient, surprising history of vermouth • Manhattans were apparently served at The Last Supper • Ed does his Anders impression • Marty and Ed really like the back end • Scott always brings Rachel Cocchi when he comes over for “book club” • Reggae is very herb forward • Scott does his Queen Elizabeth impression • Why we didn’t include Martini & Rossi • Luxardo cherries for everyone! • Dolin might need a GoFundMe page • #gnattraps

Music Credits: Whiskey on the Mississippi by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4624-whiskey-on-the-mississippi | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Parisian by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Olde Timey by Kevin MacLeod | Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4160-olde-timey | License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • The Little Cafe, Tarantella, and Italian Fun by Steve Oxen | Credit: https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

Art Credits: Turin at Sunset by Flesiot, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons