Comments on: Vermouth http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-153030 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:41 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-153030 I haven't seen, nor tried, NP in their new bottling yet. I think the bottle images I've seen look stunning, but would be very sad if they've changed their recipe. Will have to pick up a bunch of the "old" stuff, to not only keep on hand, but also to be able to easily compare with the new bottling once it comes to my area. I haven’t seen, nor tried, NP in their new bottling yet. I think the bottle images I’ve seen look stunning, but would be very sad if they’ve changed their recipe. Will have to pick up a bunch of the “old” stuff, to not only keep on hand, but also to be able to easily compare with the new bottling once it comes to my area.

]]> by: Catherine http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-152650 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:41:06 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-152650 I just had my first drink of the new Noilly Prat white dry vermouth, in the beautiful new bottle. I have been drinking this since 1981, and now the product has changed for the worse!!! It is YELLOW and tastes like a cross between the original Noilly Prat and Martini and Rossi dry white (a MUCH inferior product). WRITE TO NOILLY PRAT and tell them to please go back to what they have done excellently since 1913. I only drink Noilly Prat, but I have tried others because in Canada our supply disappeared for a number of months - probably during the time Bacardi took over the company. Bacardi also owns Martini and Rossi. I drink Noilly Prat white straight with a little ice. If you go the the NP website you will see that the original white vermouth traditionally appeals to the over 35 educated palate, according to their market research. I was 21 when I first had this drink and I was hooked then, so age is actually not the issue, just taste! By the way, it really is good for cooking - much better than using white wine. It's amazing. Fry chicken breasts in butter and deglaze with NP white........!!!! Compare the new NP white with the old, if you can still find a bottle of the old one, and you will taste the difference - the new one is a bow to the masses instead of continuing to educate our palates, and the palates of a new generation! Catherine I just had my first drink of the new Noilly Prat white dry vermouth, in the beautiful new bottle. I have been drinking this since 1981, and now the product has changed for the worse!!! It is YELLOW and tastes like a cross between the original Noilly Prat and Martini and Rossi dry white (a MUCH inferior product).

WRITE TO NOILLY PRAT and tell them to please go back to what they have done excellently since 1913.

I only drink Noilly Prat, but I have tried others because in Canada our supply disappeared for a number of months - probably during the time Bacardi took over the company. Bacardi also owns Martini and Rossi.

I drink Noilly Prat white straight with a little ice.

If you go the the NP website you will see that the original white vermouth traditionally appeals to the over 35 educated palate, according to their market research. I was 21 when I first had this drink and I was hooked then, so age is actually not the issue, just taste!

By the way, it really is good for cooking - much better than using white wine. It’s amazing. Fry chicken breasts in butter and deglaze with NP white……..!!!!

Compare the new NP white with the old, if you can still find a bottle of the old one, and you will taste the difference - the new one is a bow to the masses instead of continuing to educate our palates, and the palates of a new generation!

Catherine

]]> by: Cylon http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-96608 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:31:20 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-96608 Wow a 1960 bottle of vermouth,I have one from the early 1900's bottled by VP wineries england, this was probably south African in origin from the little research material i have been able to find, looks in perfect condition. anyone have any idea of a value ? Wow a 1960 bottle of vermouth,I have one from the early 1900’s bottled by VP wineries england, this was probably south African in origin from the little research material i have been able to find, looks in perfect condition.
anyone have any idea of a value ?

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-86057 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:00:28 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-86057 Aimee, Your 60's bottle vermouth has very little value of any sort. There might be some collector out there willing to pay something for it, but none that I know of. It would certainly taste "off" by now, but would not be dangerous. It might prove an interesting educational experience to buy a fresh bottle, and then taste the two side by side. If you do, drop back by and let us know your results. Aimee,

Your 60’s bottle vermouth has very little value of any sort. There might be some collector out there willing to pay something for it, but none that I know of.

It would certainly taste “off” by now, but would not be dangerous. It might prove an interesting educational experience to buy a fresh bottle, and then taste the two side by side. If you do, drop back by and let us know your results.

]]> by: aimee http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-85857 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:19:45 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-85857 Type your comment here. I have a very old bottle of MR Vermouth. I was wondering what to do with it. It looks like it's from the 60's. After reading the comments, I would assume the product is no longer drinkable! I wonder if the bottle is worth keeping? Type your comment here.
I have a very old bottle of MR Vermouth. I was wondering what to do with it. It looks like it’s from the 60’s. After reading the comments, I would assume the product is no longer drinkable! I wonder if the bottle is worth keeping?

]]> by: davivid http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-83637 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:01:47 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-83637 i've just got to get in my plug for Vya. I had a taste comparison with dry Vya and dry Martini and Rossi vermouth and the Vya blew the cheap stuff off the map. Well worth the extra bucks, if you can find it. The sweet Vya is also excellent, but i haven't had a chance to compare it to Carpano Antica or Punt Y Mes in a taste test yet. i’ve just got to get in my plug for Vya. I had a taste comparison with dry Vya and dry Martini and Rossi vermouth and the Vya blew the cheap stuff off the map. Well worth the extra bucks, if you can find it.

The sweet Vya is also excellent, but i haven’t had a chance to compare it to Carpano Antica or Punt Y Mes in a taste test yet.

]]> by: It's Don http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-68194 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:16:38 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-68194 I concur. I hired some vermouth drinkers to do a roofing job at the house. Boy, talk about showing up late for work. Safety was about as far out the window as you can get... Martini & Rossi in one hand, nail gun in the other. Three broken legs and a punctured lung later, they finished the job two weeks late and got the dog pregnant (don't ask). Next time, I'll hire Scotch drinkers. I concur. I hired some vermouth drinkers to do a roofing job at the house. Boy, talk about showing up late for work. Safety was about as far out the window as you can get… Martini & Rossi in one hand, nail gun in the other. Three broken legs and a punctured lung later, they finished the job two weeks late and got the dog pregnant (don’t ask). Next time, I’ll hire Scotch drinkers.

]]> by: Jeff http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-68113 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:27:45 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-68113 I was at my friend Mike's Christmas party last weekend and saw first hand what drinking straight vermouth can do to a person. It's not glamourous. No wonder vermouth drinkers are always either divorced or having legal troubles. Don't get me started about Galliano. I was at my friend Mike’s Christmas party last weekend and saw first hand what drinking straight vermouth can do to a person. It’s not glamourous. No wonder vermouth drinkers are always either divorced or having legal troubles. Don’t get me started about Galliano.

]]> by: Married …with dinner » Blog Archive » A sweet Italian sip http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-66747 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:20:40 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-66747 [...] Speaking of storage: Many wise folks will tell you to keep your vermouth in the fridge, and they’re right. It’s wine, after all, and vermouth can turn from ambrosial to undrinkable when improperly handled. Spoilage takes a bit longer with vermouth than table wine, courtesy of the former’s higher alcohol content, but even a fortified wine will eventually turn. Do yourself a favor and choose 375ml half-bottles when you find them — tossing half an oxidized bottle undoes any potential savings you’d see by buying the 750ml size — and keep the vermouths you really care about in cold storage as much as you practically can. [...] […] Speaking of storage: Many wise folks will tell you to keep your vermouth in the fridge, and they’re right. It’s wine, after all, and vermouth can turn from ambrosial to undrinkable when improperly handled. Spoilage takes a bit longer with vermouth than table wine, courtesy of the former’s higher alcohol content, but even a fortified wine will eventually turn. Do yourself a favor and choose 375ml half-bottles when you find them — tossing half an oxidized bottle undoes any potential savings you’d see by buying the 750ml size — and keep the vermouths you really care about in cold storage as much as you practically can. […]

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-55111 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:51:41 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/06/04/vermouth/#comment-55111 James, M&R Bianco is available through many of the various online wine/spirits vendors, here is just one of them: http://www.wineshopnyc.com/sku25301.html -Robert James,

M&R Bianco is available through many of the various online wine/spirits vendors, here is just one of them:
http://www.wineshopnyc.com/sku25301.html

-Robert

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