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Gradisca La Mossa Vermouth Rosso

Gradisca Spirits

Genova , 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. Gradisca La Mossa Vermouth Rosso is the Ligurian «La Mossa» vermouth from Gradisca Spirits, a bartender-to-bartender project born in 2020 from the team at Gradisca Cafè in Piazza delle Erbe 31R (Genova), according to panerogroup.com and gradiscacafe.it. Four partners — Giulio Tabaletti, Tommaso Gava, Andrea Tomasi and Matteo Finocchiaro — with more than fifteen years in the bar industry decided to go beyond the venue's success and launch a line of artisan spirits with secret recipes connected to Italian style, history and culture. La Mossa is made by blending a Sangiovese red wine base with a light cut of Trebbiano and abundant spice addition, with generous china and low sugar content. Designed for dry Negroni and palates that love dry, decisive tastes. Seventeen percent alcohol, 1 litre bottle. For Vermutpedia, La Mossa is the reference Ligurian vermouth in cocktails: dry-bitter profile, china protagonist and verifiable bartender-to-bartender philosophy.

Nose and palate

Panero Group describes La Mossa as aromatic, with a beautiful bitter note from the important dose of china, thanks to low sugar content — ideal for palates that love dry, decisive tastes. On the nose emerges aromatic red: cardamom, absinthe, vanilla and orange and bitter orange peel, according to distributors who detail traditional vermouth botanicals. On the palate bitterness is marked, bartender-to-bartender profile without sweet concessions: china dominates over residual sweetness, with spices and Sangiovese-Trebbiano base bringing vinous structure. Dry texture, medium-long persistence in bitterness, balance designed for Negroni and Americano where vermouth does not sweeten the recipe. At 17% vol. and 1 L format, it is oriented to professional bar service. The ironic spirit of the label —«La Mossa», the impossible chess move— reflects the personality of Gradisca Cafè and its spirits line.

How to serve it

Gradisca Spirits conceives La Mossa for Negroni, Americano or solo on ice at Gradisca Cafè — context verifiable in project reviews and panerogroup.com. Works as bar dry vermouth where china and low sugar do not compete with gin or bitter. Also in dry Manhattan or Ligurian aperitif variations. With its dry-bitter profile, it is not a sweet aperitif vermouth but a serious cocktail modifier. 1 L format ideal for professional cocktail service. Available at panerogroup.com and authorised resellers. For anyone exploring Italian bar vermouths, La Mossa complements Gin 969, Uau Bitter and 123 Aperitivo from the same house. Ideal on a Negroni list where generous bitterness and little sugar are sought.

Production context

La Mossa is made by Gradisca Spirits (G & T S.r.l., Genova), with production in Emilia-Romagna according to authorised distributors who detail the bartender-to-bartender model. Verifiable base: Sangiovese and Trebbiano; botanicals: china, cardamom, absinthe, vanilla, orange peel and bitter orange. Process: blending red wine with white cut and spices, low sugar content. 17% vol., 100 cl. Four partners from Gradisca Cafè in Piazza delle Erbe; declared mission: craftsmanship, affordability, aesthetics. The range includes Gin 969, 31R Vodka, Uau Bitter and 123 Aperitivo. For Vermutpedia, La Mossa is the reference Ligurian red vermouth in cocktails: verifiable Sangiovese-Trebbiano, generous china, dry profile and the vermouth bet from the Gradisca Spirits team born of the Genoese bar.

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