May I Have Some Vermouth With My Vermouth?

As I mentioned a couple of months ago, sangria was a bust in Barcelona. I’m glad I figured this out on Day 2. That way I could dedicate the rest of my trip to trying as many vermouths as possible.

Before this, I’d only thought about vermouth as something you add to a cocktail…take classics like a Manhattan or martini for example. However, after just my first glass, I immediately saw the appeal. I started with a glass of Padro & Co which I loved (now I’m wondering why I didn’t bring any home. This is a fail.) and then ventured into house vermouths. Just about every bar I went to had there own house vermouth on tap.

Before this, I’d never even realized that you could make vermouth so easily. My new project (this is a very well-intentioned one day) will be to test out different recipes for vermouth. It seems like a perfect way to not waste wine (eh hem..kinda like sangria.)

So, when in Spain, don’t drink sangria. drink vermouth. Think of it as sangria’s much more grown-up and assertive sister.