El Bandarra Al Fresco - Barcelona Aperitivo, Drink with Tonic or as a Spritz, Bittersweet, Alternative to Pink Gin, Notes of Grapefruit and Mediterranean Botanicals - 1 Litre Bottle, 14% ABV

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Versatile enough to blend in your own signature way, Al Fresco ensures you can retain elements of luxurious escapes right at home. Susan: So I was wondering with your vermouth, because it is made out of wine, do you ever make sangria from it? There’s no need to mess around too much here; pair one part Al Fresco to two parts tonic and a wedge of blood orange and you’ll never look back.

Handmade in small batches in Burgundy, France, Azaline Vermouth is made with local pinot noir grapes and infused with the far-flung flavors of the classic spices, herbs and botanicals first sourced on the ancient Silk Road. The word apéritif is French, and its Italian counterpart is aperitivo; both stem from the Latin "apierire" meaning "to open, or uncover” and its sole purpose is to whet the appetite. The deep amber hue of the red vermouth, combined with its earthy, herbal notes, offers a delightful sensory experience. This brand, based in the Surrey Hills, makes its liquid with rhubarb sourced from UK farms, gooseberry, cinchona, elderflower and more, in a process inspired by the art of perfume making.

So, El Bandarra wasn’t born to be an ingredient for cocktails, but at the end I thought, okay, it is what it is. This Italian tradition has taken off around the world, because who doesn’t love a cheeky pre-dinner cocktail?

I was so eager to start drinking my El Bandarra Al Fresco that I totally forgot to go back and ask Alex about his olive addiction.Vermouth El Bandarra Al Fresco, crafted in Spain, offers a lighter take on the classic El Bandarra Vermouth, designed for outdoor enjoyment in warm weather. It’s the main producer and, I mean, we love olives and I have to say that I’m pretty much of an addict. During the Sixties, in many bars in Barcelona, in Madrid, they used to pin this lettering in their windows.

But when ya wanna switch things up, there are some straightforward steps you can take to make a drink that’ll help you beat the orange fatigue. Bring out notes of saffron, cardamom, coriander, gentian and juniper with a simple Silk Road spritz, made by mixing Azaline with a splash of soda or tonic and plenty of ice. EL Bandarra's white vermouth is made from 50% Garnacha Blanca and 50% Xarel·lo grapes from Catalunya, Spain. I’m more of a vermouth drinker, but, yeah, a touch of Bandarra, is always great for enjoying sangria also.

Muddle a 50ml measure with mint and strawberries before topping with English sparkling wine and a dash of soda for a summer spritz. And I have to say, the first time when it started selling and I went through some accounts, from some on-trade clients and I asked for one Bandarra and they gave me a cocktail, like a super posh cocktail.

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At the point when we launched, two years before launching El Bandarra, we launched this white wine, which has 67 insults on the screen-printed label. El Bandarra Vermut Red is made with Macabeo and Xarel·lo grapes plus more than 50 extracts of herbs, flowers and spices such as cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, liquorice, aniseed, camomile, rosemary, bay leaf, hops and bitter orange – rested in oak barrels before bottling at 15% ABV.