Carpano Punt E Mes

I have been in Italy for just over a year, work related not liesure, and found Punt e Mes very early on. It is available in most major supermarkets in Italy, IperCoop, Esselunge, GS, CarreFour etc., usually for less than 5 Euros. I am a cocktail person myself and found Punt e Mes to be a more than worthy substitute for Rosso Vermouth in making a Manhattan, I haven't tried it but am quite sure it would enhance a ...  Read the complete review

It wouldn't surprise me if you'd never heard of Punt e Mes. Even most wine merchants didn't seem to have heard of it, when I looked on the net and even made a few calls to investigate prices and availability. Certainly very few stock it. It was a bit of an oddity when I first tried it thirty or forty years ago, but it has become only less well known and harder to find ever since. Punt e Mes can still be found, but probably not by simply looking on the shelves of your local supermarket or off-licence. This is a pity, because it is a drink with a most distinctive - and to my taste quite delicious - flavour. * What is it? * Punt e Mes ...  Read the complete review