Fratelli Branca Distillerie Punt e Mes Vermouth NV

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

Home bar staple.

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

Amaro vermouth; the ideal vermouth for a Manhattan? Integrates and structures the cocktail rather than cloying it.

Manuel Castro

Punt e Mes. Lovely Italian Vermouth, nice cola and spicy aromas, slightly sweet with the perfect touch of bitterness. Tested at Garfo Torto

Raun Kupiec

Carmel, sweet, bitter. Great.

David McDuff

Wine Blogger McDuff's Food & Wine Trail, Importer David Bowler Wines

... and today.

David McDuff

Wine Blogger McDuff's Food & Wine Trail, Importer David Bowler Wines

Yesterday (circa 1970s)

Hector Escaton

Terrific sweet vermouth, and significantly cheaper than Carpano Antica. Your Manhattan deserves this.

Ana Sardeson

Punt e Mes is my go to aperitif. It's not sweet, but also not overpoweringly herbal.

Bjørn Rostad

An intense vermouth I can only drink mixed.

JeremyC

If you are also a wine person try to relate to this....when you were young and not as experienced and you had Caymus for the first time you thought "Holy Shit I just discovered wine perfection ". My 1st few Punt e Mes exp were just like that. .....as time went on I found a lot more complexity in other , smaller production vermouth and while I'll still drink PeM, I find myself chasing everything but...Just like wine, WHERE vermouth producers get their fruit from has everything to do with what their products taste like. I dont want to diss PeM but it reminds me of drinking Caymus which I also dont want to diss but feel like I have moved on from....#respect