Bordiga Excelsior Vermouth
Bordiga Excelsior VermouthBordiga Excelsior Vermouth
For its 130th anniversary, Bordiga has relaunched its historical Vermouth Excelsior. According to the original recipe, it is produced using Nebbiolo wine aged in wooden barrel for three years.
Pietro Bordiga is a passionate herbalist, profound connoisseur above all of Alpine botanicals and oriental spices much sought after at the time.
His parents, from Valle Grana (also home of one of the most famous cheeses in the world, Castelmagno) moved to Turin, the first capital of the newborn Kingdom of Italy.
Here, Pietro’s son marries the daughter of the owners of a renowned café in the city, Caffè Dilei .
In this context of the Risorgimento, especially thanks to his botanical knowledge, Pietro Bordiga invented a recipe for Vermouth di Torino (created in its modern version in Turin a few decades earlier), which was immediately enormously appreciated in the city.
He then decides to start his business as a Vermouth producer and opens his distillery in Cuneo.
Success is immediate, the excellence of his product earned him requests from various important places in the city, so much so that even today the historic café in Turin, Caffè Mulassano , one of the oldest in Italy, has its Vermouth produced. with the exclusive Bordiga recipe.
The choice of Cuneo is obviously dictated by sentimental factors, it is the city of origin of the Bordiga family . But it is above all the geographical position of Cuneo, nestled in the mountains, which plays an important role in the choice of location.
Cuneo is also very close to the Langhe from where the excellent wines of Piedmont come from (including the famous Barolo and Barbaresco), and is at the foot of the Alpine valleys where officinal herbs grow spontaneously which, thanks to the proximity of the Mediterranean sea, are particularly rich in essential oils. .
Wine, officinal herbs and precious oriental spices form the basis of Vermouth di Torino, the product with which Bordiga is born .
Over the years the company has developed thanks to the genuineness and quality of its products and becomes the reference point not only for Vermouth, but also for liqueurs and spirits, especially Alpine ones, but not only: in the early 1900s in the alembicchi della Bordiga a juniper distillate is produced that still today does not envy the best known gins in the world.
The centuries pass, times change, the great crisis of the 1920s but especially the second post-war period saw great changes and the production of liqueur factories was also affected.
Now thanks also to the synthesis and production of artificial flavors it is possible to produce high quantities at cheap prices, obviously of mediocre or even low quality.
Small artisans suffer from this situation: either they are transformed and become huge industrial realities or they are gradually destined to close.
Bordiga does not adapt to this evolution and the production remains that of the origins even if the difficulties are enormous, as evidenced by the countless closures of well-known brands.
The philosophy and quality of the products that animated the founder remained unchanged; we continued to produce always starting from selected and quality raw materials.
Characteristics that remain today: the good Piedmontese wine, the alpine officinal herbs still hand-picked by the mountain dwellers, the finest spices, the purest grain alcohol, the most refined sugar and the water of our Alps constitute, at the nowadays just like in the distant 1888 , the basis with which our master distillers, with their ancestral and jealously guarded wisdom, produce the renowned Bordiga products today appreciated all over the world.
Cinq A Sept Extra Dry Vermouth
Cinq A Sept Extra Dry VermouthCinq A Sept Extra Dry Vermouth.
Cinq a Sept is French vernacular for the aperitif time of day. For the uninitiated, Vermouth is a wine based fortified aperitif typically having elements of herb, spice, citrus and bitterness. Most often the wine plays second fiddle to the recipe but with Cinq a Sept it shares equal billing.
Dry, bitter and fragrant. The Cinq a Sept Extra Dry is specifically designed for those that love a very dry Martini but can be used a range of cocktails. The components are Lemon and Grapefruit peel, Cardamom, Fennel seed, black Pepper, Rosemary, Thyme, Lemon Thyme, Tarragon, Oregano and Angelica. The palate has imperceptible sweetness and is quite (some would say very) bitter. Its a mixer. We love our version of a Dry and Dry using the ED and some Bundaberg Ginger beer but use it in anything for an aromatic lift and a bitter twist.
Cinq A Sept pinot Noir Vermouth
Cinq A Sept pinot Noir VermouthCinq A Sept pinot Noir Vermouth
Cinq a Sept is French vernacular for the aperitif time of day. For the uninitiated, Vermouth is a wine based fortified aperitif typically having elements of herb, spice, citrus and bitterness. Most often the wine plays second fiddle to the recipe but with Cinq a Sept it shares equal billing. Expect fresh raspberry fruit laced with refreshing herbs, exotic spice and mild bitterness. Great on ice with a slice of orange or grapefruit, longer with a dash of soda or as a bit player in cocktails like Negroni. Just two barrels produced a year and in very limited supply.
Imperial Measures Single Vineyard Sweet Vermouth 2019 375ml
Imperial Measures Single Vineyard Sweet Vermouth 2019 375mlImperial Measures Single Vineyard Sweet Vermouth 2019 375ml
Introducing a single vintage, single vineyard, sous vide, sweet vermouth. They are using Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes from Adelaide Hills.
SV is the result of a collaboration between IMD, Guthrie Wines and Sommelier ‘Extraordinaire’ Duncan Vent.
SV is a rich, ripe and delicious aperitif or cocktail addition. Serve chilled, with soda or neat, or combine with Ounce Gin ‘Signature’ and Ruby Bitter for the best Negroni.
Roberto Amillo Vermut de Jerez Reserva Especial
Roberto Amillo Vermut de Jerez Reserva EspecialRoberto Amillo Vermut de Jerez Reserva Especial.
DESCRIPTION
The vermouth at the end is a wine, the better components are used, the better the result.
We start from the base, using the best wines, Oloroso Seco, PX and yolk must aged in
American oak boots and macerated all with more than 30 herbs, roots and flowers in French oak.
It is recommended not to use ice and drink it in its purest form.
TASTING NOTE
COLOR
Iodized amber with touches of mahogany.
AROMA
Intense. Very round, while complex.
Notes of American and French oak, balsamic sparkles, chocolate,
roasted, vanilla, citrus (orange peel), nutmeg, clove and black licorice are observed .
MOUTH
Well structured, very long and round entrance, which allows not finding tips,
giving a sense of harmony.
You can see the density and sweetness of the PX perfectly intermingled with
the dry Oloroso. Important presence of American oak and French oak, as well as
the contributions it facilitates as vanilla, greater structure or sweetness.
Routin Blanc Vermouth
Routin Blanc VermouthRoutin Blanc Vermouth
Vermouth Routin Blanc proudly bears the name of its inventor, Philibert Routin. It is inspired by his original recipe, devised more than a century ago and jealously guarded in a safe in his honour.
Made from plants, flowers and spices, macerated in local Chambéry wine for several weeks to allow each ingredient to fully develop. Vermouth Routin Blanc contains French wines only.
Vermouth Routin Blanc is made in Chambéry with French white Sauvignon wine, local Jacquère wine and an artful blend of 18 plants, flowers and spices. Its refined bouquet is characterised by aromatic thyme notes, as well as light spicy notes. Its very sweet taste and pale yellow colour lend it a distinctive character.
Vermouth Routin Blanc is traditionally served straight, on ice, with a lemon wedge or a pink grapefruit segment. It is also excellent in cocktails.
Distillery tip: as a long drink, diluted with sparkling water or slightly bitter tonic, Vermouth Routin Blanc is an apéritif favourite.
Storage advice: Unopened bottles of Vermouth should be kept upright, like spirits. Once opened, keep chilled. Like any fortified wine, Vermouth is sensitive to oxygen, which impairs its aromatic bouquet and its flavour. The cold slows oxidation of its aromas.
Routin Dry Vermouth
Routin Dry VermouthRoutin Dry Vermouth is made from 17 plants, flowers and spices and a subtle blend of French white wine of Sauvignon grape and regional wine of vineyard Jacquère. Its unique bouquet, its subtle dry taste, and its slightly golden colour, give it its distinctive character. Rose petals, juniper, rosemary, wormwood, and bitter almond are the principle flavor components, besides fine French wine, of course!
Routin Rouge Vermouth
Routin Rouge VermouthRoutin Rouge Vermouth.
One of the distillery’s oldest products, Vermouth Routin Original Rouge is among Philibert Routin’s most famous creations.
For more than 130 years , our liqueur distillers have been inspired by his original recipe, a blend of 24 plants and spices.
A signature Savoyard apéritif, Vermouth Routin Original Rouge owes its unique flavour to an proprietary aging process: precisely 50% of the finished product is aged in oak barrels to achieve the perfect balance.
Formulated in 1883 by Philibert Routin in Chambéry, Vermouth Routin Original Rouge, proudly bears its inventor’s name. A subtle blend of 24 plants and spices wedded with a blend of white French Sauvignon wine and local Jacquère wine. Its unique flavour is due to a distinctive maceration process.
