Fratelli Branca Distillerie

Punt e Mes Vermouth

8.923 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
Lombardia, Italy
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Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.0

Home bar staple.

Home bar staple.

May 27th, 2015
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.0

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

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

Jan 6th, 2015
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

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

Oct 23rd, 2014
Raun Kupiec

Carmel, sweet, bitter. Great.

Carmel, sweet, bitter. Great.

Oct 4th, 2021
David McDuff

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

... and today.

... and today.

Nov 8th, 2015
David McDuff

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

Yesterday (circa 1970s)

Yesterday (circa 1970s)

Nov 8th, 2015
Hector Escaton

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

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

Oct 19th, 2015
Ana Sardeson

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

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

Oct 7th, 2015
Bjørn Rostad

An intense vermouth I can only drink mixed.

An intense vermouth I can only drink mixed.

Jan 23rd, 2015
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

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

Sep 18th, 2020