Lustau Rosé Vermouth

I searched for this rosé vermouth for years after tasting its first year of production at Lustau’s bodega in Jerez, Spain. The red and sometimes the white could be found stateside, but my favorite, the rosé, was a complete ghost. Years later, Bitters Bottles added the rosé to their stock and I’ve been a happy buyer ever since. Kudos Bitters Bottles.

I drink Lustau Rosé Vermouth chilled and neat, or sometimes over a big rock. I like to sip it while sitting outside and enjoying our Bay Area sunsets.

Sometimes it even goes backpacking with me to enjoy beside alpine lakes in the high Sierras. It doesn’t pack the same punch as whiskey in that context, but it’s quite satisfying nonetheless.

I’ve been using this in place of red vermouth, in cocktails where I want to taste the other ingredients a bit more, and it does very well! It has its own character, but lets the other ingredients shine through in surprising ways. I’m a fan.

Cumin, celery, yarrow, wormwood(), turmeric, cotton candy, rosé. Light agave sweetness, medium mouth feel. Think Aperol.
Do you like Campari and soda, a spritz, Cel-Ray, or Pim's cup It's somewhere in there. Mix it with soda and a cucumber wedge in a tall glass. Must have been invented for UK export.