Cocchi Vermouth Di Torino

Giulio Cocchi first began making aromatized wines in Turin back in 1891, and this vermouth is one of the direct results — though it went out of production in the 1980s before current owner Roberto Bava revived it from historical records in 2011. Vermouth di Torino carries real institutional weight: it's one of only two vermouth styles in the world with protected geographic status, the other being French Chambéry. The base is Moscato wine from the Asti region, infused with a long botanical list led by cinchona bark as the primary bittering agent, alongside wormwood, rhubarb, star anise, rose petals, gentian, cocoa, bitter orange, camphor, rosemary, sandalwood, myrrh, and nutmeg, then finished with caramelized sugar for color and a vanilla-like richness without any real vanilla. The nose is big: dry wormwood, rhubarb, dried herbs, ginger, and citrus peel over that caramelized sweetness. The palate opens sweet before rhubarb and gentle bitterness take hold, and the finish unfolds slowly through dark chocolate, citrus pith, and lingering herbs. Bottled at 16% ABV, it's widely considered one of the vermouths responsible for reviving the entire category — exceptional in a Negroni or Manhattan, and equally good sipped neat over ice.

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