20 best Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia cocktails
20 best Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia cocktails

20 best Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia cocktails

Rosso alla vaniglia is a full-bodied, vanilla-flavoured style of sweet vermouth which has become popular with bartenders since the introduction of Carpano Antica Formula in the early 2000s.

There are over 170 cocktails made with rosso alla vaniglia on Difford's Guide, and the following is my selection of the 20 best recipes made with this style of vermouth.

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18th Century

Sweet 'n' sour with the unmistakable funky twang of Batavia arrack.
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Banana Rumhattan

Just as it says on the tin, banana-flavoured rum with aged rum and vermouth to create a deliciously banana-flavoured rum Manhattan.
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Beginning of the End

Burnt orange oils add smoky notes, complexity and balance to this bittersweet drink. A perfect after-dinner cocktail.
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Bermondsey Minute

Tequila and lavender are a match made in heaven, made more complex with herbal wine notes from the vermouth and aromatised by delicately fruity maraschino
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Bitter Giuseppe

It's bitter Giuseppe, best you enjoy this as an aperitivo.
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Christmas Negroni

A classic Negroni turned festive with added Christmassy flavours. A proper Christmas cracker!
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Del Famoso (The Famous)

The herbal spicy peppermint and liquorice notes of Fernet Branca dominate this digestif-style tequila laced cocktail.
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Game Set Match

A Sweet Manhattan with Cynar and orange bitters. What's not to like?
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Hocus Pocus

Bittersweet with gin's botanical complexity and orange zest freshness.
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Lovelight

Reminiscent of a cognac-based Negroni with a hint of cinnamon spice.
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Lucino's Delight

Bittersweet, herbal, and cleansingly refreshing, a delightful digestive. (Beware: a citrus zest twist knocks this cocktail off kilter.)
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Mezcal Martinez

Bold flavours combine harmoniously in this characterful riff on a classic Martinez
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Munich Negroni Western Style

A nutty riff on a Negroni with a lingering bittersweet hazelnut finish. The dark (high cocoa content) chocolate and orange slice garnish brilliantly befits
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Negroni and the Goat

Negroni in name and Negroni in style with the sweetness of Aperol countered by the use of amaro.
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New Orleans Minute

Perhaps not a Bourbon Street staple, but characterful nonetheless with tequila, mezcal, aromatised wine, maraschino and orange bitters.
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New York Minute

Honeyed tequila and aromatic maraschino with complex herbal vinous notes.
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Precursory Cocktail

The winning cocktail from CLASS magazine Bartender of the Year 2009.
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Rhubarb Lucca Negroni

A rhubarb-influenced rift on the Negroni, which takes the classic from an aperitivo to a digestivo.
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Rhymes With Orange

A Sweet Manhattan riff with spiritus rye whiskey underpinned by bittersweet herbal vinous complexity.
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Sharon

A bittersweet vinious palate cleanser.
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Strucchi Vermouth Rosso

The Strucchi range pays homage to Arnaldo Strucchi, author of one of the most significant and detailed manuals on Vermouth of Turin, which remains a respected
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Strucchi Vermouth Dry

The Strucchi range pays homage to Arnaldo Strucchi, author of one of the most significant and detailed manuals on Vermouth of Turin, which remains a respected
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Strucchi Vermouth Bianco

The Strucchi range pays homage to Arnaldo Strucchi, author of one of the most significant and detailed manuals on Vermouth of Turin, which remains a respected
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