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Terry Wysocki’s Avatar Terry Wysocki
22nd April at 18:20
New to the Difford site. Very impressive, but a bit out of touch and esoteric for me. My home bar has several dozen bottles but I'm turned off that most recipes call for some obscure, impossible to find brand of the contents.
Rob de Santos’ Avatar Rob de Santos
22nd April at 23:08
Everyone started somewhere, often with a handful of bottles. If the recipe calls for red vermouth, use what you have and don't be overly concerned that you don't have the specific brand. If it calls for an unusual ingredient, experiment and substitute. No one here has every brand and every variation.
Bernd Backhaus’ Avatar Bernd Backhaus
22nd April at 18:42
Welcome ;)
The site is for discerning drinkers, so many of us have quite a cabinet (I have around 200 open bottles and another 400 in the basement). However, for most cocktails you can easily substitute an ingredient with a different one of the same category, just click the list of similar products ("See more..."). Migth taste a little different, but you will usually get good rsults too.
Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
24th June 2024 at 05:36
Are you going to stock it?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
24th June 2024 at 06:17
Yes, we'll be importing Strucchi into the UK, and it will soon also be available in the USA.
Virag Shah’s Avatar Virag Shah
10th January 2024 at 01:21
Any recommendations on substitutes? Sadly not available in the US. Will have to try and pickup next time I’m out that way!
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th January 2024 at 09:51
For substitutes, please click see more “Rosso/Roue/Rojo (sweet 130+ sugar p/l lightly/unaged vermouths” above.