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Tegueste

Red · Artisan · Medium-sweet

El 18 Vermut Rojo

Bodega El Lomo

Tegueste , España

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Overall impression

«El 18» Rojo is born from the union between Bodegas El Lomo — more than thirty years making Canarian wines in Tegueste — and Cuban bartender Abel López. The project condenses the cultural fusion of the Canary Islands into a premium vermouth: Listán Negro base wine, the archipelago's emblematic variety, macerated with eighteen mostly indigenous botanics. Part of the Vermut de Tenerife offer distributed by Casa del Vino — a reference for those seeking Atlantic vermouth with island identity and gastronomic weight.

Nose and palate

Pending evaluation.

How to serve it

Very cold as a premium aperitif; ideal with Canarian tapas, smoked fish or spiced dishes where its complexity accompanies without dominating. The collaboration's gastronomic ambition positions the red for food-friendly service — cold, with ice, alongside island cuisine where spice, smoke and Atlantic produce meet the vermouth's weight and persistence.

Production context

Bodega El Lomo founded in 1989 by D. Félix Rodríguez in the Tegueste wine valley. Maceration in stainless steel tank, no wood ageing. 15% vol., 70 cl bottle. Sibling of El 18 Blanco (Listán Blanco) within the Canarian artisan vermouth range. Distributed through Casa del Vino de Tenerife. For Vermutpedia, El 18 Rojo synthesises premium Canarian vermouth: Listán Negro, eighteen botanics, Abel López collaboration and Vermut de Tenerife network.

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