Mancino Vermouth – Secco

TAST­ING NOTES FROM THE CURATOR

This herbal, slight­ly nut­ty white ver­mouth by famous Ital­ian bar­tender Gian­car­lo Man­ci­no includes 19 dif­fer­ent botan­i­cals atop the sweet-but-dry acid­i­ty of the Treb­biano di Romagna DOC white wine. Dri­er than some of the oth­er ver­mouths from Mancino’s col­lec­tion, this one is crisp, with notes of ripe pears and the cit­rus hit of lemon peel, waft­ing the del­i­cate aro­mas of lemon­grass, dog rose, and iris all the while. The preva­lence of sage, mar­jo­ram, and oregano make this a tru­ly Mediter­ranean for­ti­fied wine.

PREPA­RA­TION OR PAIRINGS

Mancino’s Sec­co Ver­mouth is per­fect for gin mar­ti­nis. Stir (or shake!) a sev­en­ty-thir­ty mix­ture of gin and this ver­mouth with ice and strain it all into a chilled coupe. Gar­nish with olives on a tooth­pick or a lemon twist for a refresh­ing drink any time of day. For some­thing a lit­tle heav­ier but no less invig­o­rat­ing, make your­self a Bronx. This old 1930s clas­sic needs 60ml of gin, 20ml of fresh orange juice, and 15ml each of Mancino’s Sec­co Ver­mouth and Rosso Ama­ran­to Ver­mouth. Stir it all togeth­er and serve over ice in a rock glass.

THE TREB­BIANO: A VER­SA­TILE WHITE

Found all over the Emil­ia Romagna, this is a hearty, straw-yel­low wine with high alco­hol con­tent and mild aro­mas. It hap­pens to be quite ver­sa­tile, wide­ly con­sumed as a still wine, but it also plays the part of the base for spumante (sparkling) wines and is used in dis­till­ing brandies. Wines made with at least 85 per­cent of the Treb­biano grape are award­ed DOC clas­si­fi­ca­tion as either Treb­biano de Romagna or Col­li di Imo­la Trebbiano.

Storage Instructions

Store your unopened bot­tle of ver­mouth in a dark, cool pantry, ide­al­ly between 15 to 18°C. Unopened bot­tles can last up to 4 years. Once the bot­tle has been opened, you can store it in the fridge with its orig­i­nal stop­per. Cold slows down oxi­da­tion reac­tions, keep­ing your bot­tle as fresh as pos­si­ble for up to one month.