I drink a martini every now and then, but often find myself with a bottle of vermouth that’s a month (or 4) old. Anyone have any suggestions for how to keep it fresh? I hate opening a bottle to make a couple martini’s and then pouring the rest down the drain a month later. From my understanding they deteriorate after a week or so?
Two pieces of advice:
- buy a smaller bottle (many brands come in 375ml)
- refrigerate
That’s all I got.
A week might be an exaggeration. As Corey wrote, refrigerate and you should be good for at least a month or so. I doubt you can even taste a significant deterioration at a month and a half.
Some people pay good money for old ‘rancio’ vermouth.
I don’t worry about a month in the fridge.
Two more nuggets of wisdom:
- use excess for cooking
- invite a few “martini” friends over to drink it up
Half bottles, fridge, vacuvin or similar.
Pungo or Coravin
How do you accomplish that with a screw top (the most common closure for Vermouths)?
Hi Jorge,
The Pungo comes with a screw cap adapter in the kit,
Take Care,
Burt
I am glad someone posted this question. I have wondered about the lifespan of an opened bottle of vermouth.
I can’t tell you (from my retail days) how many dust-covered bottles of vermouth I saw in customers’ bars that must have been purchased in 1989.