Punt e Mes – bittersweet symphony

In the office, I’m known as the vermouth fan. It started off innocently, trying different sweet vermouths to see which would make a good Negroni, but soon I was taste-testing them on their own and even branching out into the world of Dubonnet . These days I’ve reined it in a bit, and have settled on a few go-to bottles. For the times when I want something rich and weighty, I reach for Punt e Mes .

Punt e Mes was first produced in 1870 by the Carpano family, the people behind the first sweet red vermouth and the ever-popular...