Padró & Co. Rojo Amargo Vermouth

Rojo Amargo is Padró & Co.'s most charismatic bottle, and it earns that reputation through patience.

The process starts with an infusion of mountain plants — small-rooted, highly aromatic flowers gathered from high altitude — which the vermouth then absorbs slowly over two full years resting in chestnut barrels.

Only once that ageing is complete does a second formula go in: a combination of bark and roots from the land around the winery, added to sharpen the bitter edge and give the vermouth its final character.

The bottle itself carries that same sense of drama — the label's decoration is UV-reactive, glowing under black light, warm tones by evening and fluorescent colour once the night sets in.

Nose: Zesty aromas of ripe orange peel with a subtle touch of cinnamon, then balsamic notes of clove and dried fruits such as apricot.

Mouth: Smooth and full-bodied, with fresh sensations of orange, followed by a superbly bitter taste — round, intense, and reminiscent of tobacco, chinchona bark and honeyed caramel.

Grape Variety

Macabeu (Viura) and Xarel·lo

Barrel Ageing

24+ months — Chestnut, via a double infusion (mountain botanicals first, then a second bark-and-root bitter formula added after ageing)

ABV / Size

18% ALC./VOL. · 750ml

Design note

Bottle decoration is UV-reactive — fluoresces under black light

Over ice with a strip of orange peel. Or in a Negroni.

VEGETARIAN

Spinach croquetas, blue cheese

MEAT

Pork sausage with cayenne pepper, ham croquetas

FISH

Smoked eel, sardines

SIGNATURE TAPA

Pork sausage with cayenne pepper and mango

• Negroni — 30ml Rojo Amargo, 30ml gin, 30ml Campari (the classic serve for this bottle)

• Double Gold Medal / Best of Category, Best of Class — ADI's 2019 Judging of Craft Spirits
• 92 points — Peñín Spirits & Cocktails Guide
• Gold Medal — Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018
• Silver Mezquita — Córdoba Mezquita Awards
• Double Gold Medal, Packaging Design Award — San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
• World Vermouth Awards — Best New Launch Design / Best Brand Design / Best Presentation Design