Bordiga Vermouth Bianco, Vermouth di Torino, Piedmont, Italy
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Vermouth is an 'aromatized wine,' wine that has been infused with herbs and blended with a proportion of alcohol. The word ‘vermouth’ is a corruption of the German word (‘wermut’) for the bitter herb wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), which is still part of the botanical base of vermouth. The original classic areas for the production of vermouth were in Chambéry in France, and in Piedmont, south of Turin.
Bordiga began in 1888 by Pietro Bordiga, a bartender in Torino at a time when the city was the epicenter of Italian spirits and cocktail culture. Bordiga’s distillery is located in the small town of Cuneo because of its strategic position near both Torino and the Occitan Alps, where he was sourcing his wild botanicals. Wines are Trebbiano, Moscato and Cortese from the Langhe.
The Bianco Vermouth was Pietro’s first recipe, created in 1888, and is still in use today. Tremendously versatile in cocktails, it can modify any style of drink and pairs with spirits from gin to whiskey to calvados. Citrus, baking spice and floral elements define the palate. As with all Bordiga vermouths, freshness and acidity set it apart from others in the category, allowing the botanicals to shine.