Oscar 697

$35.00750ml

Whether in a cocktail recipe or a dinner recipe, red vermouth is a kitchen essential.

Mandatory in a Negroni, Manhattan or Bobby Burns,

pour a bit in your beef stew

and poach some pears in it for dessert.

Eyes:

Brick Red

Nose:

Intense, mature, floral, forest floor, herbaceous

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, off-dry, medium-high acidity, intense, medium-long finish, cooking spices, licorice, artichoke

Created in 2012 by drinks veteran Stefano di Dio, vermouth legend Oreste Sconfienza and namesake, Oscar Quagliarini, who created the recipe, Oscar 697 Rosso eschews cinchona, a flavor that usually defines the category, in favor of rhubarb, licorice and wormwood; it's brick-ish color coming from burnt sugar. The vermouth ages in tank and a couple of months in (designer, David Caon) bottle before release.