MD - Spirits Portfolio

ELENA PENNA ITALY, PIEDMONT From one of the most celebrated winegrowing areas in the world and a Unesco heritage site, Elena Penna brings us distilled spirits, herbal liqueurs and vermouth recipes produced by the Penna and Currado Vietti families for generations. Elena Penna Vermouth di Torino 36PF / 1L Following a traditional recipe from their families’ histories, Elena and Luca crafted the Elena Vermouth di Torino from Nebbiolo and a slow infusion of 30 herbs and botanicals from the Piedmont region. Excellent on its own or in a variety of cocktails. MAROLO ITALY, PIEDMONT A fine collection of ancient recipes, modernized by the passion and dedication of Paolo Marolo for infusions and tinctures. Marolo Barolo Chinato 33PF / 750ML Barolo Chinato is made from an ancient family recipe. An herb-infused Barolo wine, the most noble of wines, it is aromatized with cinchona, rhubarb, gentian, coriander, cinnamon, cloves and other select spices making it a great aperitif to begin a meal or the perfect digestif to end a meal. It is aged for a long time in small oak casks which refines the flavors and aromas into an elegant harmony. QUADY VYA USA, CALIFORNIA The recipe behind Vya Vermouth is a carefully kept secret. Only natural ingredients are used: whole herbs, wine, and grape spirit. The exact 15 to 20 varieties of herbs – the proportions, the infusions – are all stored away. Quady Vya Vermouth Extra Dry 17.5PF / 375ML / 750ML Sip and get transported to a lush, blooming mountain meadow: Orange Muscat wine, angelica, orris, linden, lavender, sage and more. A crisp, floral & vibrant vermouth. Quady Vya Vermouth Sweet 16PF / 375ML / 750ML Selecting Vya Sweet as your vermouth will increase the spice and aromatics of your Manhattan, making a big difference in the quality of your drink. Be sure to add the bitters to balance it out. Quady Vya Vermouth Whisper Dry 17PF / 750ML A soft and delicate rendition of Vya Vermouth. The herbs and wine melt into spirits without overpowering them. A refreshing, elegant & smooth.

POLI VERMOUTH ITALY, VENETO For more than a century the Poli family have been working towards a goal: to let people understand and appreciate the challenging work, the consistency but, above all, that kind of love that goes into a spirit. Poli Vermouth Bianco Bassano 36PF / 700ML A vermouth based on Vespaiolo, white wine whose aromatic identity is due to a balanced infusion of over twenty botanicals, among which stand out hawthorn and elderflower, characteristic plants from Bassano area. Poli Vermouth Rosso Bassano 36PF / 700ML A Merlot based vermouth, whose aromatic structure is the result of an infusion of twenty botanicals, with stand outs, holy thistle, and the yarrow moscata, characteristic of Bassano.

POLI OYSTER MARTINI INGREDIENTS 20 ml Gran Bassano Bianco - Vermouth

Water from an oyster 60 ml Marconi 42 - Gin 1 dash of Tabasco PREPARATION

After “perfuming” the glass with Gran Bassano Bianco Vermouth, we open the oyster shell and use the liquid to enhance the cocktail’s aromas and flavors. Only later comes Marconi 42 Gin. The cocktail is then mixed with 1 dash of Tabasco and garnished with the oyster.

Fortified Wine has had distilled spirit added to increase ABV and preserve it, the most common being Port, Sherry, and Madeira. Aromatized wine is fortified wine that has been infused with herbs and botanicals. Most aromatized wines have a prominent bitter element to balance their natural sweetness.

Wormwood is the backbone botanical for vermouth. Even the name “vermouth” is derived from the “wermut” infused German wines that came before it. Cinchona bark is the source of quinine , which most people are used to as a flavor component in their tonic water. Aromatized wines with quinine are commonly known as quinquina or chinato. Gentian root or flower is most commonly seen in Americano style aromatized wines. It’s also used commonly in many aperitivo liqueurs.

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