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Vermouth Barañano

Licores Barañano

Amurrio , España

Overall impression

Vermouth Barañano is the red vermouth from Licores Barañano (Amurrio, Álava), a family distillery with tradition since 1831. It starts from an inherited 1881 recipe — preserved in the house's century-old books — adapted after years of trials: traditional herb and botanical maceration on white wine for a complex, balanced profile, sweet on entry with a persistent bitter finish. The official sheet highlights wormwood, gentian, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, orange peel and lemon peel; commercial messaging also mentions chamomile, mint, juniper, tea, vanilla, muscat, citrus and raspberry. 91 Verema points and 92 Intervinos; distinct from ASTOBIZA VERMOUTH Extra Premium, bottled at the same facilities but owned by Bodega Astobiza (Okondo).

Nose and palate

Pending evaluation.

How to serve it

Chilled neat or on ice, with soda or tonic; base for Negroni, Americano or Spritz. The house positions it as a Basque aperitif vermouth for a large glass and shared table.

Production context

Made in Amurrio (Maskuribai industrial estate) by Licores Barañano through classic botanical maceration. 15% vol., 75 cl, screen-printed clear bottle. First vermouth reference in the range alongside the limited Vermouth Barañano Egurrez aged in ex-Islay whisky cask.

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