Aperitif/Bitters/Vermouth

Isolabella 18 is an Amaro, a tonic whereby 18 reflects to the exact number of herbs used to produce this drink. Isolabella 18 was first created in 1871 by Italian Egidio Isolabella. Isolabella 18 can be drunk pure on ice or used as a ingredient for cocktails.

Amer Picon 25° was available from the late 1960’s until 1989. This rare 95 cl bottle dates from the 1970’s.

This Amer Picon Rouge was bottled for Germany in the 1970’s.

Punt e Mes dates to around 1867 and is simultaneously amongst the bitterest and sweetest of vermouths. Punt e Mes is a rare example of a vermouth amaro, or “vermouth con bitter,” a style of vermouth with extra bitters added. Adulterating Vermouth di Torino with bitters or vanilla flavoring—almost like a cockail—when drinking it is an Turinese...

Lou Cacaou Aperitif a base de Vin, produced in the 1960/1970’s.

Ín March 2014 Bacardi Martini has announced the re-launching of its Martini Bitter which it says is the original bitter aperitif. This new edition was only be available for a limited amount of time.   This Martini Bitter is the extremely rare 1980’s version, based upon the original recipe from 1872.

First introduced in the 1980s Petite Liquorelle was an attempt from Moët & Chandon to market a new style of cocktail drink, a mixture of M&C Champagne and Marc de Champagne, which is a eau-de-vie made from Champagne grapes. Unfortunately Petite Liquorelle was discontinued in the 1990s.

The wonderfully fragrant St. Raphaël Doré, also called Ambré—is based on white wine and includes vanilla amongst other herbs. This is a old version which still contains 16% volume.