Thirsty Thursday - Bordiga Distillery & The Winter Olympics

Bordiga Extra Dry Vermouth di Torino

Cuneo, Italy

Regular price: $36

Sale price: $28

Its candid natural color, the dry notes with a bitter tip, the intense and persistent bouquet are the result of this historic recipe which enhances the infusions of aromatic herbs harmoniously combined with the wine.

Bordiga Rosso Vermouth di Torino

Cuneo, Italy

Regular price: $36

Sale price: $28

The secret of this sublime Vermouth is the precious Nebbiolo wine from Piedmont, from which the well-known Barolo and Barbaresco are born, and the white wines skilfully selected and blended with infusions of herbs, spices and roots.

Bordiga Occitan Gin

Cuneo, Italy

Regular price: $39

Sale price: $35

A classic juniper lift, with a fragrant nose cut with cardamom, distinct orange, and lemon rind notes. At once classic and distinctively individual, with the purity and intensity of the botanicals giving this gin remarkable cut and clarity. A great mixing gin, but also one with the detail and finesse to justify a martini

Bordiga Monasticus Centum Herbis

Cuneo, Italy

Regular price: $45

Sale price: $40

This historic alpine recipe has been produced by Bordiga since its start in 1888. ‘Centum Herbis’ means ‘100 Herbs’ in Latin, and this is Bordiga’s version of a mixed herbal liqueur, a drink that is found on both sides of the Piedmontese Alps. Although this contains a hint of the classic local bitter herbs gentian and wormwood, this is not an amaro. While mint is the leading ingredient, this is a very complex combination of flavors. Peppermint and eucalyptus give the mentholated taste, genepy gives an exclusive herbal and floral sensation, the gentian and cinchona give the bitterness.

Bordiga St. Hubertus Riserva Amaro

Cuneo, Italy

Regular price: $55

Sale price: $49

The darkest, most bitter and the most interesting and least sweet by far of the entire range, this aged style is still well balanced and again leans towards the minty spectrum but with plenty of other notes to complement it and round it out. A slightly bracing, beautiful amaro.

Cocktails

Olympic Martini

2 oz Occitan Gin

1 oz Extra Dry Vermouth

½ oz Centum Herbis 

Combine all ingredients, stir well and strain into an ‘up’ glass

Olympic Negroni

1 ½  oz Occitan Gin

1 oz Rosso Vermouth

½ oz St. Hubertus Amaro

Combine all ingredients, stir well and strain into an ‘up’ glass