Winemaker Notes
The base of this vermouth is Oloroso Sherry which is aged for over five years in oak barrels. The botanicals include wormwood, savory, coriander, licorice, elderflower, juniper, bitter orange peel, and grapefruit peel – all of which can be found growing wild in the fields and mountains of Andalusia.The base wine is blended with concentrated grape must for sweetness before being fortified to 17.5% with neutral grape spirit. Individually macerated botanical extracts are blended in specific proportions to achieve the desired flavor profile.
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Made with an oloroso sherry base, this red vermouth has a deep ruddy hue and mild dried cherry on nose and palate. Initial sweetness swiftly transforms to a lightly nutty, drying exhale. A slightly savory note teases, suggesting dried thyme and a hint of black olive. This would be especially good in a Manhattan, or other stirred-style whiskey cocktails.
Historically a dry, herb-infused, and sometimes pleasantly bitter fine wine, today vermouth is indispensable to any modern mixologist. Typically vermouths are Italian if red and sweet and French if golden and drier in character.
Known more formally as Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez is a city in Andalucía in southwest Spain and the center of the Jerez region and sherry production. Sherry is a mere English corruption of the term Jerez, while in French, Jerez is written, Xérès. Manzanilla is the freshest style of sherry, naturally derived from the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
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