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D.co Ulrich Vermouth Extra Dry

Distilleria Marolo

Alba , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. D.co Ulrich Vermouth Extra Dry is the dry variant of the Domenico Ulrich range that Distilleria Marolo relaunched in 2016 from the recipes of the Turinese founder botanist in 1854. According to marolo.com, built from 100% Cortese wine from Piedmont and Piedmontese artemisia; straw yellow with green reflections; dry, fresh taste with notes of walnut, lemon and wild berries. Lorenzo Marolo recovered the forgotten formulas from the Ulrich pharmaceutical laboratory with rigorous protocol: Cortese wine only, local artemisia, botanics cultivated in the territory and no caramel in colouring. 18% vol., 750 ml. For Vermutpedia, it represents Piedmontese authorial extra dry: sibling of Rosso, Bianco and Superiore Umberto, designed for dry cocktails where vermouth contributes vinous freshness and contained bitterness without residual sweetness. Inspired by Savoyard Belle Époque exported to the world, Ulrich Extra Dry is serious bar vermouth with documented historic heritage.

Nose and palate

Marolo's official sheet describes straw yellow colour with green reflections. On the nose, walnut, lemon and wild berries emerge over a fresh Cortese background; Piedmontese artemisia contributes herbal bitterness without the balsamic density of Ulrich Rosso. On the palate it is dry, fresh and direct: clean entry, noble contained bitterness, short-to-medium finish with citrus persistence and light woodland fruit note. The 18% vol. supports structure in cocktails without dominating the gin. Compared with commercial Italian or French extra dry vermouths, Ulrich bets on territorial profile: Cortese, local botanics and absence of caramel per Marolo philosophy. It does not seek the sweetness of Bianco nor the spicing of Rosso: it is the dry tool of the collection, with more vinous texture than industrial. In the glass, freshness and dry-bitter balance stand out; walnut and lemon aftertaste closes with elegance. An extra dry for palates valuing historic Torino with Cortese base and measured herbal bitterness.

How to serve it

Marolo conceives Ulrich Extra Dry for dry cocktail work and contained aperitivos: dry Martini, Gibson, Bamboo or gin combinations where a vermouth with body (18% vol.) and dry profile is sought. Serve very cold, between 4 and 6 °C, in a cocktail glass or Nick & Nora; lemon twist or olive according to recipe. Also alone with ice and lemon slice to appreciate Cortese freshness and wild berry notes. Not a sweet terrace vermouth: it shines at the bar when vermouth must mark presence without adding sugar. Works in a reinterpreted Floral Negroni or dry Manhattan variants with white whisky. Pairs with olives, salted almonds and light appetisers. On an Italian vermouth list, Ulrich Extra Dry brings the narrative of botanist Domenico Ulrich and the Consorzio Vermouth di Torino. For Vermutpedia, it fits classic mixology sessions where dry is protagonist.

Production context

Distilleria Marolo makes Ulrich Extra Dry in Alba (Piedmont): 100% Cortese wine; 100% Piedmontese artemisia and botanics; no caramel per Ulrich-Marolo protocol. 18% vol.; 750 ml format. D.co Ulrich range: Rosso, Rosso Superiore Umberto, Bianco, Bianco Superiore Umberto, Extra Dry. Marolo revived in 2016 the recipes of Domenico Ulrich (1854), awarded in 1885. Member of the Consorzio Vermouth di Torino. For Vermutpedia, Ulrich Extra Dry synthesises Piedmontese dry cocktail vermouth: Cortese, walnut, lemon, wild berries and Ulrich heritage documented at marolo.com/en/products/ulrich/vermouth-extra-dry.html.

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