Spirit
Orujo
Orujo is the Galician pomace brandy of north-west Spain, distilled from the skins, pips and stalks left after pressing grapes for wine and released clear, fiery and grape-scented at around 37 to 50 percent alcohol; the Spanish cousin of Italian grappa and French marc, it is the fierce, rustic farmhouse spirit that also forms the burning base of the ritual queimada.
Dry & cleanSpirit-forward
At a glance
Signature
Grape & Green fruit
Floral
Strength
Spirit-forward
by taste profile
Clear and fiery, orujo blanco leads with fresh crushed grape and grape skin over green apple and pear, with floral, grassy and herbaceous top notes and a pungent, warming spirit backbone at around 37 to 50 percent. The mouthfeel is dry, spirit-forward and hot, with a peppery bite and a clean, faintly bitter grape-skin finish; oak-aged orujo envejecido softens the burn and adds pale vanilla and dried-fruit warmth, while flavoured licores turn it sweet and herbal or coffee-rich. In the flaming queimada, caramelised sugar, coffee and scorched citrus overtake the raw spirit.
Taste balance
BitternessMedium
SmoothBitter
StrengthStrong
LightStrong