COCKTAILS
SIGNATURE
ALL NIGHTER
Organic coffee infused High West rye
Pierre Ferrand cognac
Dionese's vermouth
Amaro Averna
Cynar
Angostura bitters
Fernet Branca
Booze forward, aromatic and
intense, served on a big rock
NUTJOB
Dionese's vermouth
Peychaud's bitters
Orgeat
Lemon juice
Absinthe
Nuts, anise, spices and herbs
come together in this crazy drink
DON PEPINO
Mi Campo tequila
Cocchi Americano
Luxardo maraschino
Cucumber puree
Lime juice
Bitter, sweet, earthy, smokey, sour, intense and powerful
SILK ROAD
Dionese's vermouth
Dionese's bitter aperitif wine
Stray Dog gin
Rockey's liqueur
Homemade beets and thyme syrup
club soda
Light and refreshing
with a bittersweet personality
and herbal notes
CLASSICS
MANHATTAN
Rittenhouse rye
Dionese's vermouth
Bitters
Stirred, served up with cherries
VESPER MARTINI
Tanqueray gin
Ketel 1 vodka
Cocchi Americano
"Shaken, not stirred"
served with a lemon twist
NEGRONI SBAGLIATO
Dionese's vermouth
Campari
Prosecco
On the rocks, with a slice of orange
VIEUX CARRE
Rittenhouse rye
Pierre Ferran cognac
Dionese's vermouth
Benedectine
Angostura bitters
Peycheaud bitters
Stirred, served up with a lemon twist
ABOUT VERMOUTH
From the word "wermut", german for wormwood. The most famous fortified wine in the world takes the name from what historically has been its main spice.
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Wormwood-spiced wines have been made in various cultures for a long time, but it was Antonio Benedetto Carpano who set the standard for vermouth as we know it today.
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It was 1786 when Carpano, a herbalist from Torino, formulated his recipe to include a wide variety of botanicals along with wormwood. The wine was then sweetened and fortified with alcohol
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He created a fantastic product, but what made it really popular was an extraordinary marketing move. He sent a case of his vermouth to the Savoia, the royal family of Torino. They loved it so much that they made it the drink of choice at royal parties.
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Following the success of vermouth with the aristocrats, the drink was soon embraced by the fancy cafes frequented by the upper class of Torino. And just like that, vermouth became THE beverage of "aperitif hour", a very special moment of the day in the Italian culture, a time in the afternoon just before dinner to hang out, chat and enjoy a drink