Review: Vermouth by Evie
Evie likes her martinis and she likes them dirty. To that point: Vermouth by Evie (which is part of the Veso drinks company) has the brine built right in.
Served solo, the impact is less powerful than you might expect. The product slightly blurs the line between a dry and a bianco vermouth, offering a hint of sweetness that helps temper the herbal notes in the experience. Crafted on top of gruner veltiner wine, the aromatics of bay leaf, lemon curd, and orange peel are all potent, layered through a gentle note of saline that comes across more like bread & butter pickles than olive brine. Sharp and winey on the finish, it features the classic, slightly sour, oxidized quality that you expect from a bolder vermouth.
It does pair really nicely with gin, and while it does imbue a martini with a bit of saltiness, if you’re a true dirty martini enthusiast, you’ll probably want to push your brine quotient considerably farther. Vermouth by Evie certainly makes for a nice head start, though.
The only problem here is that, for some reason, Evie only made 300 bottles of this vermouth, and it’s all sold out. If she makes another batch, well, now you know what to expect.
18% abv.
A- / $42 / drinkveso.com
Vermouth by Evie
$42
