Vermouth tasting and make-your-own bottle in Sant Antoni

First you try several vermouths and hear where the drink comes from that sets the rhythm of Sunday midday in Barcelona. Then you move to the work table: with a dropper and a collection of botanicals you adjust your own blend until you are happy with it, and you bottle it. You leave with a 250 cc bottle of vermouth made by you. It is run by Las Vermudas, a Barcelona project devoted entirely to vermouth, at its base on Carrer de Viladomat.

A vermouth to your taste, from €35

The masterclass costs from €35 per person. The Las Vermudas website does not publish how long it lasts, what language it is given in or whether there is a minimum age, beyond the fact that alcohol is served; nor does it have a fixed timetable, but scheduled dates that you buy on its activities page. Before booking, if you need to know any of those details, message them on WhatsApp at +34 617 894 779. There is another version, called essential products, and for private groups they offer vermouth and cheese pairings or vermouth tapas workshops.

Between Rocafort and Urgell

The base is at number 107, Carrer de Viladomat, in the part of Sant Antoni near the Gran Via. The nearest stop is Rocafort, on line 1, about three minutes away; Urgell, on the same line, is five. When you come out, the Sant Antoni market and the area's bar streets are a few minutes away, good for continuing with the aperitif.