Vermouth / Aperitif

A beautiful old bottle of Martini's Elixir di China, a once popular bitter aperitif, in an interestingly shaped bottle with a shorter neck than usual. We think this was bottled in the 1960s.

A 1950s bottling of Amaro from Italian producer Cora.

A 1970s bottling of Carpano's Antica Formula, one of the finest red vermouths ever made.

A marvellous old bottle of England's finest summer drink, the gin-based Pimm's No.1 Cup.

A 1960s bottling of Cinzano's Elixir China, a bitter cinchona bark heavy liqueur that was very popular in the middle of the 20th century.

A beautiful 1960s bottling of Pimm's No.1 Cup - "The Original Gin Sling". The most popular of the original 6 cups by Pimm's, this still survives to this day, although in a slightly altered form.

A great looking bottle of Pimm's No. 5 Cup, based on vodka rather than the more common No. 4's gin. This bottle was originally sold in the NAAFI, the store found on British military bases, and will, according to the label, make 16 pints (or 32 'Pimmlets') of fruit cup when lemonade is added.

An old bottle of Pimm's No.3 (Brandy Sling) which was bottled sometime in the 1960s. The bottle itself is embossed with measures down the side, each measure being a sufficient amount to make a pint of their recommended drink.

A litre bottle of Cinzano's Antica Formula vermouth, bottled in the 1970s.

A very old bottle of Martini Semi-Secco Vermouth. We estimate that this was produced sometime in the 1930s.

An interesting bottle of Martini's American Cocktail, most probably a mixture of vermouth and Campari that became known as the Americano, the forerunner of the more famous Negroni. This is quite well travelled, having been originally been produced for the Philippines export market.

An old bottle of Martini & Rossi Vermouth which we estimate was produced just after they registered their ball and bar logo in 1929.