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Byrrh Grand Quinquina
Pronounced 'BeerR', this is an aromatised wine-based apéritif made of red wine, mistelle, and quinine. Byrrh is best appreciated served over ice with...
John CARR
2nd March at 10:30
Love the balance of fruity sweetness, almost port-like body (due to sherry barrel-aged wine?) and bitterness to prevent cloying. Even better with Soda water - I 1:1 or 2:3 (wine: soda) and citrus slice. Very refreshing!
11th November 2024 at 04:42
Tasted Bonal, Byrrh and Dubonnet head to head.
Bonal is brownish, with a nice, sweet, fruity/plummy flavor. A hint of bitterness, not syrupy/cloying. Excellent.
Byrrh is the lightest color – ruby/reddish. Light and fruity flavor (weirdly like Cocchi Americano, but the wrong color), with some drying bitterness. Delicious.
Dubonnet is dark burgundy/maroon, and is the most sweet & fruity (not cloying). Excellent.
The 3 are cousins, but not subs for each other.
Bonal is brownish, with a nice, sweet, fruity/plummy flavor. A hint of bitterness, not syrupy/cloying. Excellent.
Byrrh is the lightest color – ruby/reddish. Light and fruity flavor (weirdly like Cocchi Americano, but the wrong color), with some drying bitterness. Delicious.
Dubonnet is dark burgundy/maroon, and is the most sweet & fruity (not cloying). Excellent.
The 3 are cousins, but not subs for each other.
20th April 2023 at 05:29
I'm finding wines/liqueurs are often the key ingredient in great cocktails. The page on "Kina aromatized wines" doesn't list many choices and I haven't seen most of them locally. Found Byrrh Grand Quinquina at a local wine store but am underwhelmed so far. Was expecting something like Campari but got light, sweet, alcoholic rose' with little bittering instead. The "Monet's Moment" cocktail was disappointing. Is Kina L'Aero d'Or the best contemporary Kina option? I can't get it locally, though.
24th February at 13:43
Violett negroni was an excellent use for Byrrh. Got a bottle on the weekend and, personally, I’m a fan. Although relatively light bodied there’s a roundness of flavour, almost reminiscent of port - I suspect the mistelle is responsible.
Anonymous
20th July 2021 at 20:15
What are the differences between Dubonet and this one ？
21st July 2021 at 10:38
Comparing to French Dubonnet (not tried US Dubonnet for years but I remember it as quite different), Byrrh is bigger in alcohol and richer in flavour but Dubonnet would be a possible substitute in a cocktail recipe.
27th May 2020 at 08:29
have just started using this in a Bronx Cheer - pretty good! Anyone know how along a bottle in the fridge stays fresh - I am assuming it is similar to vermouth?