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Red Vermouth
Spiritsaperitif

Red Vermouth

A 0.0% red vermouth alternative from Andalucia, made by Espadafor with grape must and a botanical blend including cloves, cinnamon, ginger and citrus. Structured enough to hold its own in cocktails.

About This Drink

Versin is made in Andalucia by Industrias Espadafor, a Spanish company that produces a range of alcohol-free alternatives to classic aperitif drinks. The red version takes its character from grape must rather than wine, then adds botanicals in the vermouth tradition: cloves, cinnamon, ginger and citrus among them, producing the layered sweetness and aromatic spice that makes vermouth useful in a glass. At 0.0% it is fully alcohol-free, sold in a 1 litre bottle at a price point that makes it sensible for home mixing. The flavour runs toward the sweeter, fruit-forward style of Italian rosso vermouth rather than a dry French style -- dark fruit on the palate, warm spice in the background, with a bitter edge that provides structure and stops it tasting like cordial. It is best served well chilled over ice, either neat or lengthened with soda. As a mixer it works anywhere a red vermouth would, including alcohol-free Negroni builds alongside a non-alcoholic gin and bitter aperitif. Gluten-free.

Dietary

GLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

DARK FRUIT SWEET GRAPE MUST WARM SPICE FROM CLOVES AND CINNAMON GINGER HEAT CITRUS NOTE FIRM BITTER EDGE

Aroma

DRIED FRUIT WARM AROMATIC SPICE CINNAMON AND CLOVE GINGER LIGHT CITRUS ZEST

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER-RUBY TYPICAL OF ITALIAN-STYLE ROSSO VERMOUTH
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-FULL BODY SMOOTH AND SYRUPY WITH THE WEIGHT OF GRAPE MUST
Finish
BITTERSWEET WITH LINGERING SPICE AND A CLEAN GRAPE-FRUIT FADE
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Dietary

GLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

DARK FRUIT SWEET GRAPE MUST WARM SPICE FROM CLOVES AND CINNAMON GINGER HEAT CITRUS NOTE FIRM BITTER EDGE

Aroma

DRIED FRUIT WARM AROMATIC SPICE CINNAMON AND CLOVE GINGER LIGHT CITRUS ZEST

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER-RUBY TYPICAL OF ITALIAN-STYLE ROSSO VERMOUTH
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-FULL BODY SMOOTH AND SYRUPY WITH THE WEIGHT OF GRAPE MUST
Finish
BITTERSWEET WITH LINGERING SPICE AND A CLEAN GRAPE-FRUIT FADE