Tawny fortified
Vermouth
Neutral base wine (often Trebbiano/Catarratto or Ugni Blanc) fortified with grape spirit and aromatized with wormwood (Artemisia) and other botanicals · Turin, Piedmont, Italy
A fortified wine flavoured with herbs, roots and spices — always wormwood, which gives it its name. Dry styles are pale and herbal, sweet ones darker and spiced. The Martini, Negroni and Manhattan all depend on it.
Rich, fortified17% ABVnot hand-checked
Mature1 yr
YoungerDrag to age — it shapes the aroma & colourOlder
In the glass
Colour
Deep tawny
opaque corebright rim
IntensityMedium
ViscosityHigh
At a glance
Body
Rich, fortified
17% ABV · warming
Signature
Cinnamon & Citrus
Clove
How to serve
Glass
Fortified
Serve
5–10°C
Decant
Not needed
Structure
BodyMedium
LightFull
SweetnessSweet
DrySweet
TanninLow
SilkyGrippy
AciditySoft
SoftRacy