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Vermut Solera 1900 La Paloma

Cafetería La Paloma

Oviedo , España

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Overall impression

Vermut Solera 1900 from La Paloma is the red reference of Oviedo's historic venue (Independencia street), with vermouth roots in oak barrels dating from 1914 per the house history. Per lapalomaoviedo.com, it is white wine macerated with wormwood and botanicals, aged in oak with a strong, intense flavour; the bar ritual is to serve it at 4 °C without ice, with lemon and olive. Carmen García and her family produce and distribute the vermouth beyond the venue —«Let's have vermouth and gambas at La Paloma» is an Oviedo byword per Asturian press. For Vermutpedia, Solera 1900 is the hospitality vermouth with the capital's deepest tradition: century-old barrels, battered prawns and takeaway bottles.

Nose and palate

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How to serve it

As at La Paloma: very cold (around 4 °C), no ice, with lemon slice and olive. Sunday aperitivo with battered prawns, fabada or preserves. Also at events with the house mobile vermouth bar. The bottled red for retail is usually sold in 1.5 L format in Asturian distribution.

Production context

Cafetería La Paloma (Oviedo) keeps the original 1914 barrels and its own production and distribution line. Takeaway bottles and event formats per official website; retail documented in specialist channel (1.5 L). For Vermutpedia, Solera 1900 documents bottled Oviedo solera vermouth: not a duplicate of La Vizcaína (Las Caldas) or other Asturian soleras.

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