Homemade Vermouth

[dfwwino]

Has anyone ever attempted to make homemade red Vermouth. I was reading the the white wine Moscato is used to make it, along with carmelized sugar (for the color), wormwood and many other herbs. I am making 6 gallons of Moscato from the fresh juice and thought maybe a wild experiment might be in order for some of it.

 

[lockdude]

Do you have a recipe?Does it call for juniper?

 

[Ieatrice4dinner]

can you even get wormwood?

 

[Joseph1]

I have never tried it but you might want to check this out.<?amespace prefix = o ns = "urnchemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />

http://www.theartofdrink.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-make-vermouth.php

 

[NorthernWinos]

Wormwood grows in our pasture....at least that's what they call it. Artemisia...I also have plants in my flowerbed of that family...called Silver Mound [Artemisia]


Go to a health food store and ask for some...they might have it.

 

[PeterZ]

Julia Child has been recommending using French vermouth (Noily Pratt) for cooking since the 60's. I always keep a liter in the pantry. It is especially handy when I just need a couple of ounces to deglaze a pan before adding stock to make a sauce.

It's also nice to have around when I go into a "martini phase" as opposed to a "scotch phase" or "bourbon phase" (currently sipping some Buffalo Trace bourbon).