Carpano Antonio

Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1751-1815) is considered the inventor of Vermouth. In his youth, he was interested in natural and agricultural sciences. While working as a shop assistant in the liqueur shop of a certain Signor Marendazzo in Turin (Piedmont) in Piazza Castello, near the Turin Stock Exchange, he began experimenting with the flavouring of liqueurs. His aim was to develop a new flavoured alcoholic drink.

Carpano Antionio - Porträt, Plakat und Flasche

Birth of the Vermouth

Created in 1786, "Urwermut" was a white wine made from the Moscato di Canelli variety, sweetened with sugar, spritzed and flavoured with an extract of around 30 herbs (preferably Artemisia absinthum) and spices (cinnamon). According to the custom of the time, the alcoholic drink was filtered through a fine-meshed linen cloth.

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Birth of the Vermouth

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