This document provides information about a seminar on vermouth, bitters, and amari. It discusses the history of vermouth and how it originated from wormwood-infused wines. It describes some of the major vermouth brands like Cinzano, Martini, and Noilly Prat. It also provides flavor profiles of different vermouths, bitters, and amari. Additionally, it discusses cocktails that feature these ingredients like the Negroni.
3. SEMINAR GOALS
•TO SHOW THAT BASE SPIRITS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE; BITTERS,
AMARI AND VERMOUTH ARE NOT.
•HOW TO USE THESE AMAZING INGREDIENTS TO THE MAX
•FLAVOR PROFILING AND COCKTAIL CREATION
4. VERMOUTH HISTORY
•THE WORD VERMOUTH IS DRAWN FROM GERMAN WORD FOR WORMWOOD, WERMUT
•WORMWOOD INFUSED WINES ARE CENTURIES OLDER THAN THE FIRST OFFICIAL
VERMOUTH DATE BACK TO SOME OF THE EARLIEST KNOW FERMENTED BEVERAGES IN
CHINA AND HIPPOCRATES IN GREECE
•THE KINGDOM OF SAVOY (1003-1946) HELPED WITH THE EXPANSION AND CREATION OF
MOST MODERN VERMOUTHS
5. VERMOUTH HISTORY
•PART OF PIEDMONT AND PART OF SOUTHERN FRANCE WERE BOTH PART OF THE
KINGDOM OF SAVOY AT ONE TIME.
•THE CHAMBERY REGION (WHERE DOLIN WAS FOUNDED; INTERIOR OF FRANCE, NORTH
OF MARSEILLE) WAS TRADED TO FRANCE
•THE CAPITAL OF SAVOY WAS MOVED TO TURIN (WHERE MARTINI WAS FOUNDED).
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7. VERMOUTH HISTORY
•CARPINO WAS FOUNDED IN 1786 – LEGAL DECREE AS OFFICIAL VERMOUTH STYLE OF
TURIN; SWEET “ROSSO” STYLE.
•NOILLY PRAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1813 – MAKING MARSEILLE, FRANCE THE CENTER OF THE
DRY “FRENCH” STYLE.
•CINZANO BEGAN VERMOUTH PRODUCTION IN 1868 – UNDER SON ENRICO CINZANO, THE
COMPANY MOVED AWAY FROM CONFECTIONARY TO VERMOUTH.
8. VERMOUTH BY THE LAWS
EU LAWS, US LAWS VARY
• MUST BE AT LEAST 75% WINE
• MUST USE ARTEMISIA ( OF WHICH WORMWOOD IS A
MEMBER) AS THE MAIN BITTERING AGENT, MOST
COMMONLY KNOWN AS ROMAN WORMWOOD
"THE CHARACTERISTIC TASTE OF WHICH IS OBTAINED BY
THE USE OF APPROPRIATE DERIVED SUBSTANCES, IN
PARTICULAR OF THE ARTEMISIA SPECIES, WHICH MUST
ALWAYS BE USED“
• 14.5% - 21% ABV
• MUST BE FORTIFIED
9. VERMOUTH BY THE DEFINITION
CATEGORIES OF AROMATIZED WINE ARE -
•VERMOUTH – PREVIOUS SLIDE
•AMERICANO - WITH GENTIAN AS THE MAIN BITTERING AGENT, AND ORANGE PEEL
•BITTER WINE - INCLUDING AMER PICON & GENTIAN
•VINO CHINATO - QUININE WINE
•VINO ALL'UOVO - MARSALA AND WINE-BASED EGG LIQUEURS
10. VERMOUTH BY THE REGION
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR VERMOUTH CAN BE
•VERMOUTH DE CHAMBERY – DOLIN
•VERMOUTH DI TORINO - WHICH USES WORMWOOD FROM THE PIEDMONT REGION,
AND PRODUCED AND BOTTLED WITHIN REGION
11. VERMOUTH BY THE NUMBERS
VERMOUTH Sugar g/L
Extra Dry >80
Dry >50
Semi-Dry 50-90
Semi-Sweet 90-130
Sweet <130
12. CINZANO BIANCO
WHITE PEACH, FLOWER BLOSSOM, FRESHLY
SPICED MARJORAM, FRESH THYME, VANILLA
BEAN AND CINNAMON, A BITTERSWEET FINISH
13. CINZANO EXTRA DRY
MINT, SAGE AND OREGANO, WITH A HINT OF
SPICE AND WINE NOTES, DRY AND OFFERS A
CRISP, MILDLY BITTER FINISH
14. CINZANO ROSSO
VANILLA, BLACK CHERRY, HINT OF CREAMY
CARAMEL, SPICES AND COMPLEX BITTERNESS,
BEFORE A BOTANICAL FINISH OF ARTEMISIA
15. BITTERS AND AMARI DEFINITION
•AN HERBAL LIQUEUR MADE FROM INFUSING A BASE ALCOHOL (GRAPE
BRANDY, NEUTRAL SPIRITS, OR WINE) WITH A PROPRIETARY BLEND OF
HERBS, ROOTS, FLOWERS, AND SPICES.
16. BITTERS AND AMARI DEFINITION
•AMARO IN ITALIAN, AMER IN FRENCH, KRÄUTER OR KRÄUTERLIKÖR IN
GERMAN, BEERENBURG OR BEARENBURCH IN DUTCH
•POTABLE BITTERS
•THE CONCOCTION IS AGED IN CASKS OR BOTTLES FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS
OF TIME, AND THE FINISHED PRODUCT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 16-40%
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.
•VERY REGION SPECIFIC
17. FLAVOR MAPPING & PROFILING
“SO FANCY “
•PUTTING DOWN ON PAPER WHAT’S
ALREADY IN YOUR HEAD
•FINDING FLAVORS THAT MAY NOT SOUND
LIKE THEY WORK BUT DO
•BUILDING A ROLODEX IN A NOTEBOOK, BY
MEMORY, EXPANDING YOUR PALATE
24. AVERNA
•SALVATORE’S SON, FRANCESCO BEGAN TAKING IT TO MARKETS CREATING BUZZ
THROUGHOUT ITALY
•1912 – BECAME THE OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF THE HOUSE OF SAVOY
•1958 – BECAME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, BUT STILL FAMILY CONTROLLED
30. CYNAR – ANGELO DALLE MOLLO
ELON MUSK/HUGH HEFFNER OF 1950’S ITALY
•CREATED THE ITALIAN ELECTRIC CAR
•HAD SIX CHILDREN TO SIX LADIES
•DIED AT 90
•LEFT HIS FORTUNE TO HIS SECRETARY
31. CYNAR – SCIENCEY STUFF
•CONTAINS CYNARINE WHICH IS ACTUALLY USED IN THE DRUG SILIBININ WHICH IS
USED TO TREAT TOXIC LIVER DAMAGE.
•ALSO CYNARINE TRICKS YOUR INTO THINKING THE NEXT THING YOU TASTE IS SWEET,
SO CYNAR IS KIND OF A BITTERS WITH IT’S OWN BITTER BLOCKER AND IT STARTS
TASTING SWEETER AS YOU DRINK IT.
36. CAMPARI
•1860 – CREATES CAMPARI – ORIGINALLY CALLED BITTER ALL’USO D’HOLLANDA (DUTCH
BITTER)
•1867 - GASPARE OPENS BAR AMIZICA IN MILAN, SERVING HIS HOUSE SPECIALITY TO
THE FASHION AND ARTIST CROWD
37. CAMPARI
•1882 – GASPARE CAMPARI DIES, HIS SONS DAVIDE & GUIDO TAKES THE REIGNS
•DAVIDE CHANGES THE GAME FOR CAMPARI
•FALLS IN LOVE WITH AN OPERA SINGER, AND WHILE PURSUING HER THROUGH EUROPE
AND THE USA; SET UP EXPORT CHANNELS
38. CAMPARI
•1915 – BAR CAMPARINO, GALLERIA VITTORIO EMANUELE II
•1920’S – AMERICANO & NEGRONI POPULARITY EXPLODED
39. CAMPARI
•1892 – FIRST CAMPARI FACTORY OPENED IN MILAN
•1900 – MOVE TO SESTO S. GIOVANNI
•1904 – BUILDS NEW MECHANISED FACTORY NEXT TO HIS MANSION IN SESTO S.
GIOVANNI
40. CAMPARI
•1915 – BAR CAMPARINO, GALLERIA VITTORIO EMANUELE II
•1920’S – AMERICANO & NEGRONI
•1932 – CREATION OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL RTD,
CAMPARI & SODA
51. PRINTED REFERENCES
•1947 ORSON WELLS – FILMING BLACK MAGIC
‘“THE BITTERS ARE EXCELLENT FOR THE LIVER; THE GIN IS BAD FOR YOU.
THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER”
•1949 JACINTO SANFELIU BRUCART – EL BAR, EVOLUCION Y ARTE DE COCKTAIL
•1950 HORACE SUTTON – FOOTLOOSE IN ITALY
•1955 COCKTAIL AND OSCAR HAIMO’S WINE DIGEST
52. SIMILARITIES IN PRINT
•1895 GEORGE KAPPELER, MODERN
AMERICAN DRINKS IN CHICAGO
•1927 HARRY MCELHONE, BARFLIES &
COCKTAILS
•1929 JS BRUCART, L’HEURE DU COCKTAIL
•1934 WILLIAM BOOTHBY, BOOTHBY’S
WORLD DRINKS & HOW TO MIX THEM
•1943 JS BRUCART, CIEN COCKTAILS
DUNDERADO COCKTAIL; ½ JIGGER OLD TOM GIN, ½ JIGGER ITALIAN
VERMOUTH, 2 DASHES OF CALISAYA
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BOULEVARDIER; 1 ½ OZ BOURBON, ¾ OZ ITALIAN VERMOUTH, ¾ OZ
CAMPARI
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CAMPARI MIXTE; EQUAL PARTS GIN, SWEET VERMOUTH & CAMPARI,
LEMON TWIST
-
CAMPARINETTE; ¼ CAMPARI, ¼ ITALIAN VERMOUTH, ½ GIN, LEMON
TWIST
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CAMPARINETTE; ¼ CAMPARI, ¼ ITALIAN VERMOUTH, ½ GIN
64. FERNET BRANCA
• COUNT NICCOLÒ BRANCA, ONLY PERSON THAT KNOWS THE RECIPE USING 27 INGREDIENTS
• INGREDIENTS INCLUDE MYRRH, QUININE, ANGELICA, PEPPERMINT, CARDAMOM, SAFFRON, GENTIAN, ALOE,
GALANGAL, CHAMOMILE, LAUREL, CINCHONA, ZEDOARY, BITTERS ORANGE, LARAHA, RHUBARB, COFFEE,
TEA, BAY LEAF, JUNIPER, GINSENG, ECHINACEA, LIQUORICE, NUTMEG, VALERIAN ALL AGED IN LARGE OAK
BARRELS
• CREATED A NEW SUB CATEGORY OF AMARI, FERNET
73. TORONTO COCKTAIL
TORONTO WAS IN PROHIBITION AT THIS TIME
HYPOTHESIS – CANADIAN TOUR GROUP /
DIGNITARIES WERE IN LONDON OR AT HIS
FAMILIES RESORT IN BELGIUM AND FELL IN
LOVE WITH THE DRINK
77. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & THANKS
•CAMPARI GRUPPO CANADA
•TORONTO COCKTAIL CONFERENCE &
BARTENDER ATLAS
•SOLOMON SIEGEL – TORONTO COCKTAIL CO-RESEARCHER
•JILLIAN SOOLE – FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME
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