Carpano Punt e Mes is an icon of the Italian aperitivo, famous for its unique balance between the sweetness of vermouth and the bitterness of cinchona bark. Featuring a brownish-amber color with topaz reflections, it releases a complex aromatic bouquet where notes of medicinal herbs, spices, and orange peel stand out. On the palate, the initial taste is sweetly enveloping, evolving into a pleasantly bitter finish that makes it unmistakable. Perfect enjoyed neat with an orange zest, with a splash of soda, or as a versatile base for classic cocktails like the Negroni and Americano.

Ingredients

Fortified wine, sugar, alcohol, extracts of aromatic herbs and spices (including cinchona and wormwood), caramel.

History

The history of Carpano began in Turin in 1786, when Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented the original Vermouth recipe. Punt e Mes was born nearly a century later, in 1870, in the Carpano shop: legend has it that a stockbroker ordered a vermouth with a half-dose of bitters, calling it "un punt e mes" (a point and a half) in Piedmontese dialect. Since then, the brand has become synonymous with excellence and tradition in the spirits world, representing the elegant lifestyle of historic Turin.