Vermouth Making Kit by OurHands - Craft Your Own Sweet & Dry Vermouth at Home with Premium Botanicals, Complete DIY Kit for Beginners and Cocktail Lovers

Great product

Great idea but wish it came with the bottles too and extra ingredients. We had fun making the first few drinks. I like the concept just wish there were more recipes so it’s not just over ice each time. A cool innovative cocktail would be great. Regardless this was a cute activity that was not too difficult.

This is an interesting kit. You essentially get a selection of botanicals to “brew” vermouth, metal sieve, reusable filter, funnel, and measuring scoops. You provide the wine, vodka , glass bottle/container and a 750 ml glass jar with a lid.It’s an easy process but not a quick one, so don’t expect to enjoy right away.The insert provides 3 recipes, Sweet Red, Dry White and Sweet White. I tried the Sweet White Wine Vermouth.It tastes like vermouth but it doesn’t differentiate itself from store bought stuff BUT I’m a casual drinker and I think quality and flavor will vary hugely based on many conditions and from person to person.This isn’t for me but perhaps someone who enjoys altering their beverages.

I’ve done lots of the infusion type kits, they make really great gifts and my family loves these.* The vermouth kit is really well thought out and every thing is clearly labeled.* Easy to follow steps, nothing complicated* Comes with all the tools including silicone funnel, reusable cotton filter, a metal strainer, and plastic scoop.* What’s great is the the kit has enough supplies to make 3 different types of vermouth, sweet red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine.* Oh and the aroma of the herbs is amazing, as I was taking it out of the box I could smell the freshness of the ingredients.* Just add your favorite brand of wine and liquor* Timing, make the bitters blend first since that will take 2 days. Then the infusion for the vermouth will take another 2 or so days depending on how strong you want the infusion. So budget your time for 4-5 days before you need it.

Vermouth Making Kit By OurHands can help encourage your inner distiller to feel confident making vermouth independently in the comfort of your own home. The Infusion kit includes herbs and spices including allspice, chamomile, lemon peel, orange peel, rosemary, signature spice blend, and OurHands proprietary bittering blend and tools including a collapsible filter, circular filter, and a plastic measuring spoon. The manufacturer included a booklet of instructions that are clear and easy to follow. There are instructions for sweet red, dry white wine, and sweet white wine vermouths. The manufacturer also noted how to make a drink with each finished vermouth. The one thing that I did not anticipate is the need for multiple alcoholic beverages to make one of the three vermouths. Depending one which recipe you choose, you will need a combination of either red wine and brandy, dry white wine and gin or vodka, or white wine and brandy to create that base. You will also need additional alcohol to blend the vermouth with sugar syrup (that you make) or sweetener such as honey, maple syrup or even molasses, additional brandy/gin/vodka, and a bittering infusion (that you will make with vodka). In addition, you will need to supply a glass jar or bottle. I like that you can make half batches if you choose and that you can personalize it with fresh ingredients including a mint leaf or some fresh orange peel. This allows me to try all three flavors and determine which one I will like best. Each full recipe makes one 750ml bottle of vermouth with an ABV of approximately 15%. It takes about 4 days total to make both the bittering infusion and infuse the wine. Once made, the finished vermouth will last for 2 months in the refrigerator. I made the Sweet Red Wine Vermouth thus far. It was easy to make and it had delicious results. The product that I received has a best by date of 22 months from the date that I received it. This would make a fun gift for a loved one who enjoys libations and would welcome the experience of making a delicious vermouth from scratch.

What an interesting idea and kit! We enjoy cocktails and have had really good straight vermouth in Europe and thought this would be fun. This kit comes with tools and dried botanicals to mix your own vermouth (vodka, wine, etc. are not included). For someone who never made vermouth before, the process was more complicated than I expected. It's a fun kit to customize our own flavors and learn the process though.A couple of downsides to this kit is none of the dried ingredients are resealable and when trying different recipes in the beginning, you'll want to use a bit of each. The instructions could also be improved. Overall, they covered things in a simple way, but I had to re-read some sections a few times to really follow how to make a vermouth.

We had a lot of fun using this kit to make our own vermouth. It worked well in a variety of cocktails and the flavor was really nice. I look forward to trying this in more recipes this summer!

I have always liked the idea of giving an experience as opposed to an object and this Vermouth making kit is like that. It’s an ideal gift for someone interested in drinks and premium alcohol. While the kit contains mostly just herbs and spices in very small quantities and a few basic tools, putting it together yourself takes time and more knowledge than I have. Plus, this is done in a very nice way and it comes with instructions and recipes to make three different types of vermouth. It’s especially good for anyone who has never made this kind of thing before because it introduces them to simple recipes and provides a platform for more extensive exploration if they are interested. It would be fun to give this as a gift when going to have dinner at someone’s house or for a gift exchange. The price is just right for that kind of thing and it’s more interesting than the usual bottle of wine.