Vermouth & Aperitifs

The aperitif hour, delivered. Vermouth, quinquina and bitter aperitifs from the great European houses — the bottles that open an evening properly. Same-day delivery across London in 30–45 minutes, next-day UK-wide.

A Guide to Vermouth and Aperitifs

An aperitif is a drink taken before a meal to wake up the appetite, usually bittersweet, herbal and lower in alcohol than spirits. Most of these bottles are wine-based, so keep them in the fridge once opened and enjoy within a month or so.

Vermouth

Vermouth is wine flavoured with herbs, roots and spices, traditionally including wormwood, and lightly fortified.

• Sweet (rosso) vermouth: born in Turin. Carpano Antica Formula is rich, with vanilla and cocoa; Cocchi Vermouth di Torino is spicier, with orange peel. Essential in a Negroni and a Manhattan.
• Dry vermouth: the French style. Noilly Prat, from Marseillan in the south of France, is the classic choice for a dry Martini.

Other aperitifs

• Lillet Blanc: a Bordeaux wine aperitif with orange and honey. Serve over ice with tonic and a slice of orange.
• Aperol: a bright orange Italian bitter, the base of the Aperol Spritz.
• Suze: a French aperitif made from gentian root, bitter and earthy. Try it with tonic.
• Cocchi Barolo Chinato: Barolo wine flavoured with cinchona bark and spices, best after dinner, with dark chocolate.

Three easy drinks

Aperol Spritz: three parts Prosecco, two parts Aperol and a splash of soda over ice. Negroni: equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth, stirred over ice, with an orange twist. Dry Martini: gin with a dash of dry vermouth, stirred until ice-cold.

Find the rest of your ingredients in our gin and sparkling wine ranges.

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