Description
The original Martini, and our first love. When Luigi Rossi blended local botanicals to craft this scarlet-hued vermouth, he created an indisputable icon. While the exact recipe remains a closely guarded secret, this sweet vermouth’s intensely herbal character is the result of blending carefully chosen wines with a complex selection of Italian herbs, including sage, savory and dittany, and bitter-sweet exotic woods.
Country:
Italy
Type:
Refreshments – Mixers
ABV:
15%
Storage:
Cool place at room temperature up to 21 degrees Celsius.
Tasting Notes
Clear, red-brown appearance. Fruity, tobacco nose with bay leaf and whiffs of what we compare to the strike pad on a box of matches before it has been struck. Light-bodied, complex, and showing great finesse. Bittersweet with notes of tobacco leaf, espresso, cinnamon, liquorice, anise, and nutmeg with a cola-like fruitiness. Bittersweet, complex, rich, and delicately spicy.
Best Paired With
Conceived in the 1970s to refresh Luigi Rossi’s original recipe, this sparkling long drink is garnished with orange to lift its orange notes. Bitter-sweet and harmonious, the highly perfumed and herbal character of Martini Rosso is enhanced with plenty of ice and a 50/50 ratio of vermouth and tonic water, to create an intense, flavorful cocktail.
