The sweet vermouth went first, used in classic drinks like the Negroni, Manhattan, Americano and the Hanky Panky, among others. The man credited with inventing the modern vermouth is Italian merchant Antonio Benedetto Carpano, who created the first sweet vermouth in 1786. The general rule of thumb for vermouth is when a recipe calls for “sweet vermouth”, it refers to Rosso, or the red one. And finally, if dry vermouth is needed, then the lightest-coloured one, the Dry is used. Case in point, the Bamboo cocktail, which uses both sweet and dry vermouth as a base alongside sherry, and the Adonis, which pairs sweet vermouth with sherry.

Source: The Star March 23, 2021 01:00 UTC