Del Professore is the vermouth and gin brand created in 2013 by bartender Leonardo Leuci, conceived as a tribute to Jerry 'The Professor' Thomas, regarded as the father of American mixology. A project by bartenders for bartenders, bringing together Italy’s liqueur-making tradition and contemporary mixing.

Del Professore products are born in Piedmont, the heartland of vermouth, thanks to a community of growers, foragers and master distillers. The botanicals come partly from the Piedmont area, such as wormwood, partly from Italy’s Mediterranean regions, along with spices of exotic origin; some are cultivated and selected directly, others come from small producers chosen for quality and character.

The vermouths follow the Vermouth di Torino IG specifications and start from a base of 100% Italian wines, with the aim of recreating the style popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by reviving old family recipes. The range includes Vermouth di Torino Classico, amber and spicy, Rosso, smooth and full-bodied, Vermouth Chinato, and the limited-edition Superiore, obtained from Barolo Vigneto Cerretta by Ettore Germano and matured in two stages in wood.

Since 2017 the collection has been enriched with the gins Monsieur, à la Madame and Crocodile, inspired by the bathtub gins of the Prohibition era: botanicals, spices and fresh citrus peels are cold-infused on a base of juniper distillate.

Eyes on the future and a love letter to the past: Del Professore celebrates the excellence of Italian spirits and preserves recipes that might otherwise be lost.