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A Coruña

Red · Medium-sweet

Vermut Rivera Rojo

Hijos de Rivera (Custom Drinks)

A Coruña , España

6.6 /10

Vermutpedia Score: 6.6/10

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Overall impression

Vermut Rivera is the emblematic red of Hijos de Rivera, the fruit of painstaking tuning in the Custom Drinks innovation laboratory until obtaining a unique drink with marked personality — according to corporacionhijosderivera.com. Complex flavour and aroma in botanicals — mugwort, wormwood, Florentine iris, St John's wort, rose petals and others — and an elegantly bitter background marked by Cascade hop grown by the company in Galicia. Sober, elegant red vermouth, with mugwort and wormwood predominating on neutral wine with hoppy and floral nuances. 15% vol., service between 4 and 7 °C, 75 cl retro bottle with reusable mechanical stopper. For Vermutpedia, it represents Galician red vermouth with hoppy identity: Cascade against the white's Nugget, sustainable bottle and semisweet profile for sophisticated bar service within the Estrella Galicia/Rivera universe.

Nose and palate

The official sheet describes a sober, elegant red vermouth. On the nose, mugwort and wormwood in the foreground, complemented by rose petals, St John's wort, Florentine iris and the hoppy register of Galician Cascade on a neutral wine background. On the palate, botanical complexity with elegant, well-integrated bitterness: Cascade hop brings a distinctive bitter background that differentiates Rivera from conventional red vermouths. Round texture, balanced semisweet sweetness, floral-herbal persistence with hoppy notes in the aftertaste. Compared with Vermut Rivera Blanco — Nugget, gentian, rhubarb, more direct bitterness — the Red prioritises sobriety, mugwort and floral nuances. Against generic industrial reds, Rivera offers declared botanicals and proximity hop verifiable on the corporate website. A red for palates seeking Galician vermouth with elegance, noble bitterness and Cascade hoppy personality.

How to serve it

Hijos de Rivera recommends serving Vermut Rivera between 4 and 7 °C, with ice — aperitivo format that enhances profile sobriety and Cascade's elegant bitterness. Works solo very cold in a wide glass, in Americano, Negroni or mixed drinks where a red with floral-hoppy character without excess sweetness is wanted. The 75 cl retro bottle with reusable mechanical stopper invites paced home consumption; also available in 10 L bag in box for hospitality according to distribution. Pairs with Galician conservas, cheeses, empanadas and terrace aperitivos. Orange twist or olive complement the semisweet-mugwort profile. Not generic sweet tap vermouth: it demands correct temperature to show floral and hoppy nuances. For Vermutpedia, Rivera Rojo is the Cascade reference in the range: 4–7 °C, ice, sustainable retro bottle and botanicals documented at corporacionhijosderivera.com/producto/vermut-rivera/.

Production context

Vermut Rivera is developed in Hijos de Rivera's Custom Drinks laboratory (Corporación Hijos de Rivera, A Coruña), with Cascade hop grown in Galicia, rose petals, St John's wort, mugwort, wormwood, Florentine iris and other botanicals on a neutral wine base. 15% vol., 75 cl; semisweet profile. Presentation in retro bottle with classic image oriented to sustainability values and reusable mechanical stopper. Also in 10 L bag in box for hospitality. Sibling to Vermut Rivera Blanco with Nugget hop within the Rivera/Estrella Galicia aperitivo range. Contains sulphites. For Vermutpedia, Vermut Rivera Rojo synthesises Galician hoppy red vermouth: proximity Cascade, mugwort and floral botany, 15% vol. and Custom Drinks tuning documented at corporacionhijosderivera.com/producto/vermut-rivera/. One of the two Rivera references that unite Galician innovation, local raw materials and vermouth tradition under the A Coruña corporation umbrella.

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