Dried plums, baking spices, fruit in sauce, fruitcake, and a dusty pepper edge. The palate has a sweetness and roundness to it with a bit of orange and a lighter weight on the palate. - D&M TASTING NOTESIMPORTER NOTES:OVERVIEW: “LAIE is a tribute to the Laietani, the original settlers of the beautiful and bountiful lands around Barcelona. Artfully crafted by the oldest Vermouth maker in Catalonia, following the same methods in use since 1880, we select the highest quality wines and marry them with macerated natural aromatic herbs to produce a beautiful Sweet Red Vermouth suited for enjoying on its own, or in cocktails where you want to let the spirit take center stage. Simply serve on the rocks with a slice of orange and an olive, or add a splash of soda and your favorite gin to enjoy a “Vermouth preparado”, or use in cocktail recipes calling for a great vermouth.”COMPOSITION: “20 Aromatics including wormwood, gentian, elderflower, cinnamon, young walnuts & local citrus rinds; Base Wine composition - D.O Penedes wine, made with Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada grapes.”TASTING: “A lush amber in the glass, LAIE beckons with an expansive nose reminiscent of cocoa, orange peel, wisps of elderflower, and brûléed caramel. On the palate, the bittering spices and dry flowers combine with the warmth of caramelized sugar and lay velvet on the tongue. A clean finish with lingering cinnamon and cola notes prompts another sip. Then another…”
