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Vermut Manchado La Paloma

Cafetería La Paloma

Oviedo , España

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Overall impression

Vermut Manchado La Paloma is the third bottled reference of the Oviedo trio —alongside red Solera 1900 and white— which Carmen García presents as house evolution without giving up tradition. In Asturian bar custom, «manchado» refers to red vermouth with a touch of white; La Paloma makes and bottles it as its own product, well received at the bar per local press («it's doing very well»). For Vermutpedia, Manchado documents a bottled native vermouth variant: wine-based aromatised drink, not RTD cocktail or liqueur.

Nose and palate

Pending evaluation.

How to serve it

Cold aperitivo like the red solera, with lemon and olive to keep the La Paloma ritual. Intermediate profile between white and red: suited to those wanting less intensity than the solera without going full white. Temperature 6–10 °C.

Production context

Cafetería La Paloma (Oviedo) distributes manchado in bottle; retail in Asturian specialist channel. Closes the bottled trio documented by the house and regional press. For Vermutpedia, Vermut Manchado La Paloma is a distinct SKU from red Solera 1900 and white: local variant without duplicating other project entries.

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