
alc./vol: 17%
Proof: 34°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: 6 months
Product of:
Italy
This aperitif can be categorised as an aromatized wine and or an amaro – it is both. It is also believed to contain wormwood, in which case it can also be considered a vermouth. However, its foremost character is as an amaro – hence both our categorisation and its positioning in most liquor stores.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 26/09/2019
Appearance:
Clear, mid-deep amber with bronze glints.
Aroma:
Intense, herbal, complex and mildly spiced with whiffs of wormwood, pine, liquorice, ginger and walnut.
Taste:
Rich sherry notes are perfectly balanced by bitter herbal complexity. Hints of quince, bitter almond and quinine.
Aftertaste:
Long quinine, lightly spicy and bitter herbal finish with faint tobacco notes.
Overall:
Reminiscent of sweet vermouth, amaro and oloroso sherry combined with a slight oxidised madeira and quinine tonic note. Wonderfully complex and quaffable.
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