Punt-e-Mes
£18.75
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A classic Italian vermouth balancing rich red fruit, caramel, and sweet herbs with a distinctive bitter edge.
- Made from wine infused with a secret blend of herbs, roots, and spices.
- Deeper and more bitter than standard sweet vermouth, making it similar in style to an amaro.
- A balsamic vinegar element complements orange and grapefruit characteristics.
- First produced in Turin in 1870, its name translates as "point and a half," reflecting its balance of sweetness and bitterness.
- A key ingredient in cocktails such as the Negroni, Americano, and Manhattan.
- Type/Colour: Dry
- Alcohol: 16%
- Bottle Size: 70cl
- Country: Italy
Punt e Mes is an Italian vermouth. It is dark brown in colour and has a bitter flavor. Punt e Mes literally means 'point and a half' in Piedmontese. It has been said that it owes its name to a sudden raise of the stock market (naturally, of a point and a half) which greatly benefitted the Carpano distilleries, which then created the vermouth brand to commemorate the occasion. Alternatively it may refer to the flavor being characterized as one 'point' of sweetness and half a point of bitterness.