For fans of comics and anime Detective Conan, whose name is certainly familiar with the Organization in black or Black Organization that become the main enemy of high school Detektive Shinichi Kudo or Conan Edogawa. In the Black Organization that they use the names of drinks to name the members in it. Here I will review the names of those who used the names of wines along with an explanation.
Vermouth
Vermouth is a fortified wine that added various kinds of spices that tastes bitter, among others: Artemisia absinthium, anise, quinine, cinnamon, coriander seeds, cloves, quassia, bitter orange peel, and so forth. After going through the stages of processing such as stored and filtered, the result is white vermouth (nodes). The origin of the name vermouth is wermut, German to name plant shrubs A. absinthium.
Vermouth is used as a mixed cocktail or drink as an aperitif. Cinzano, Martini & Rossi and Noilly Prat vermouth are some of the major brands.
Consists of two kinds of vermouth, Italian vermouth (sweet vermouth or red vermouth) and French vermouth (dry vermouth or white vermouth). Italian vermouth slightly reddish in color while the French vermouth slightly yellowish color. In general, Italian vermouth generally contain alcohol content around 16% -18% and sugar content of 4% -16%. Meanwhile, French vermouth contain 18% alcohol content and sugar content of 4%.
A bottle of vermouth
History
The most important spices for Artemisia absinthium vermouth is a shrub that grows yearly in Europe and Asia. This plant leaves soaked in wine, and Hippocrates in 500 BC reumatisme recommend it as a medicine and jaundice. At Renaissance Ages, vermouth sold in pharmacies as medicine in the UK.
Vermouth which is the main producer Piemonte region in Italy. Residents there have already made vermouth since the end of the 17th century. In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano began marketing the herb-scented wine (vermouth) that were produced in Torino.
The world's largest manufacturer of vermouth Martini & Rossi is the origin of Torino. Martini & Rossi started production since 1863, while Cinzano began production in 1816.
Initially, vermouth is made from red wine, but since around 1800, wine makers in the area of Marseille started making white vermouth and white wine. In 1813, spice expert named Joseph Noilly started making Dry vermouth or French vermouth. In 1855, the son of Joseph Noilly Prat named Claudius produce brand Noilly Prat.
Cocktails of vermouth
* Bronx: gin, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, and orange juice
* Martini: gin and dry vermouth
* Manhattan: rye whiskey, Canadian whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitter
* Rob Roy: Scottish whiskey and sweet vermouth
* Vesper Martini: gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc and wine.