Vermouth Bianco
Regular price £18.00Vermouth Bianco is our newest product made from the Chardonnay grapes we grow in our Glasshouse at the Distillery Garden. A mainstay of cocktails but can also be sipped neat over ice as an aperitif, Vermouth is classed as a "fortified wine".
Tasting Notes – Bianco
Palate - dry with a lot of fruity / berry notes, raisin, spice, caramel
Nose - winey, oaky
Unlike mass-produced vermouths, primarily from Italy, our version is hand-produced from our Chardonnay harvest each year. The grapes soak in our proprietary gin for 12 months and form the base of of what will become our Chardonnay Gin. To what is left from the gin production, we add the traditional botanical mugwort from our Garden (the Italians call this "wormwood") and send for ABV testing then diluted to 22% and bottle in our signature brown 50cl bottles.
The modern versions of this astounding liquid were first produced in the mid to late 18th century in Italy. Originally used for medicinal purposes, it was later served as an aperitif in fashionable cafés in Turin, serving it to guests around the clock. In the late 19th century, it became popular with bartenders as a key ingredient for cocktails such as Martini or Rob Roy. In Italy, Vermouth Bianco can even be used to replace white wine in cooking recipes.
Historically, there have been two main types of vermouth: Rosso (sweet) and Bianco (dry). Secret Garden Distillery's Vermouths are made without preservatives or chemicals or added sugar - just nature distilled from "seed to sip".
