TCV Craft Spirits Book

MATTEI FRANCE Bittersweet Corsican aperitif based on mistelle of Muscat and Vermentinu grapes and flavored with various plants, fruits, and spices, including macerations of cinchona bark and local citron fruit. Sweetness comes from natural grape sugars - musts are blended with neutral spirit to prematurely halt fermentation.

Enjoy chilled or with a splash of tonic. Cap Corse Blanc Quinquina #378112 / 750ml / $16.99

Herby aromas with floral honeysuckle and elderflower. Quinine bitterness grows gradually on the palate, rich grape juice offsets complex herbs along with zesty lemon, white pepper, and lemongrass. Cap Corse Rouge Quinquina #338372 / 750ml / $16.99 Rust red aperitif, a muscular quinine bitterness is made more approachable with light caramel and honeyed fruit sweetness, current of complex herbal notes runs throughout - notably rosemary.

MIRO TARRAGONA, SPAIN Extra Seco Vermut de Reus #186083 / 1.0L / $13.66

QUADY CALIFORNIA Quady Vya Vermouth Extra Dry

This vermouth has a distinctly Catalan character, and embodies many of the savory flavors found in the famed olives of the region. Truly bone dry - with no added sugar - it is made with herbs sourced from the Pyrenees mountains and citrus of the Mediterranean. Its wine base of Airén (La Mancha) and Macabeo (Penedes) adds a nice minerality. Enjoy neat chilled or in a classic 1:1 martini. Inquire about the other cost effective and trade friendly formats available. Miro Rojo Vermut de Reus #449160 / 1.0L / $13.66 Medium-sweet Miro Rojo, whose wormwood note excites the front of the palate but allows the baking spices to show through, makes for a friendly Manhattan even with the most peppery or leathery of Bourbons or Ryes.

#254896 / 750ml / $17.99 #845572 / 375ml / $11.33

Vya is America’s premiere craft vermouth, created by Andrew Quady of Quady Winery in Madera, CA. Made in California’s Central Valley from a blend of dry white wines and Orange Muscat wines, Vya Extra Dry is carefully hand infused at Quady Winery with a selection of over fifteen dried herbs. Powerfully herbaceous, crisp, and refreshing. “A very appetizing and savory vermouth that will shine in dry cocktails” 92pts “Best Buy” Tastings, Beverage Testing Institute 90pts “Top 100 Spirits 2016”, Wine Enthusiast Sweet Vya Sweet is a blend of Tinta Roriz and Orange Muscat, and is hand infused with a selection of over seventeen herbs and spices. The botanicals in Vya Sweet come from those parts of plants where energy is concentrated: seeds, bark, and roots. Vya Sweet makes a brilliant Manhattan. “The best vermouth I have ever tasted” - LA Times; “A great sweet vermouth with superb flavor and balance” 94pts “Best Buy” Tastings, Beverage Testing Institute Whisper Dry #176152 / 750ml / $17.99 “Whisper” refers to a soft whisper of herbs in wine, a delicate rendition of Vya Vermouth. Whisper Dry is Extra Dry’s understated sibling, appropriate when looking for a lighter style of aperitif wine, used alone or to soothe the edges of your favorite spirit. The herbs and wine melt into the spirit without overpowering the drink. “A complex and layered savory white vermouth...very versatile” 90pts “Best Buy” Tastings, Beverage Testing Institute #254904 / 750ml / $17.99 #539827 / 375ml / $11.33

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

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Americano style aromatized wines. It’s also used commonly in many aperitivo liqueurs.

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