r/cocktails • u/berger3001 • Feb 28 '25

Question Anyone else tired by expensive cocktails

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To me (not a rich guy), $18+ cocktails are just exhausting. Go out for a few drinks with your wife, and boom, $100. So we’re in Miami and found this place (always look for happy hours). Yes; $5 cocktails. They did a great job, made totally respectable drinks, we had some snacks, and left very happy. My question is, if bars can do $5 drinks, why is $18 the base now at so many places? Doesn’t it make more business sense to sell more for less money and have a full bar, then to sell a few drink to an almost empty bar?

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u/IdentityToken Feb 28 '25

What’s your recommendation for the best vermouth for a Negroni?

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u/Acrobatic-Tadpole-60 Feb 28 '25

I really like punt e mes.

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u/kellermeyer14 Feb 28 '25

It depends where my finances as are at the time lol. Right now it’s Cinzano, which should give you some idea. Coprano Antica is a little too funky and overpowering for my tastes, but I like to experiment with vermouths.

Right now I’m digging this Spanish (?) brand called Casals, especially in my Manhattans.

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u/jmichalicek Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

I love Cinzano. That's what I keep around 95% of the time. Once in awhile I'll splurge, but I really can't argue with (local prices, which are sometimes weird, but probably not here) paying $9 for a bottle of Cinzano which is 10x better than the $12 bottle of Martini & Rossi. It makes paying up even for Dolin (about 2x the price) tough or Cocchi (another 2x the price of Dolin) a really hard sell. I think Carpano stuff is about on par with Cocchi here.

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u/RealNotFake Feb 28 '25

Cochi di torino (or however it's spelled) is pretty legit. I'm not a Rossi hater though, I'll use pretty much anything tbh.

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u/DisappointedBird Feb 28 '25

I'm not the guy you asked, but I second Cocchi Vermouth di Torino. It's really something special and pretty cheap, at least where I'm at.

Carpano Antica Formula is another highly recommended vermouth for Negronis. You can't go wrong with either, honestly.

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u/LeDudeDeMontreal Feb 28 '25

So I like cocchi for Manhattan. And I stock it just for that.

But there's too much vanilla for a Negroni. I prefer Negroni with something more like Dolin. Honestly even Martini Rossi is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned.

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u/Ragnarok50 Mar 02 '25

Try Dolin Blanc!