Award-Winning La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is Committed to Excellence

La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is as steeped in tradition as it is current in cutting-edge excellence. Drawing on history from the Charente region of France and the work of Jean-Baptiste De La Quintinye—Botanist to King Louis XIV—this vermouth boasts an exclusive recipe incorporating 37 different plants and spices with Pineau des Charentes and results in a spirit both classic and innovative.

Pineau des Charentes was created, by quite a happy accident, in France around the mid-16th century. Legend says a careless winemaker threw grape must into a barrel containing Cognac eau-de-vie. Years later, the barrel was discovered, and Pineau des Charentes was born!

Using all of this to his advantage, La Quintinye oenologist and distiller Jean-Sebastien Robicquet has created three expressions in the Vermouth Royal range—all of which share a common aromatic blend of twelve botanicals. From there, each expression becomes a unique blend of its own.

Le Blanc is made from a blend of white wine, Pineau des Charentes, and a total of eighteen botanicals which result in a vermouth light gold in color, with citrus and floral aromas and an elegant finish of ripe fruit, brioche, with a slow build to a spicy, bitter finish.

La Quintinye Extra Dry is also crafted from a blend of white wine and Pineau des Charentes but carries twenty-seven botanicals. This beautiful blend gives us a more dappled gold hue, a floral bouquet sprinkled with spice and licorice notes, and a flush finish with floral and citrus notes. Imagine a classic Dry Martini elevated to excellence simply by adding this superior vermouth.

La Quintinye Rouge is made with a selection of wines, Pineau des Charentes Rouge, twenty-eight botanicals. Gorgeous colors of deep amber red shine in this vermouth and highlight a well-balanced, intense bouquet rich with notes of vanilla and prune, surrounded by a robe of chocolate-toffee. The finish is long, satisfying and brings notes of caramel with warm spicy vanilla. While simply chilled or on ice with a zest of orange is the perfect way to enjoy Le Rouge, it also makes for an amazing ingredient in cocktails.

With its unwavering dedication to excellence, it is easy to see why La Quintinye Rouge and Extra Dry were awarded the 2021 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Chairman’s Trophy and were recognized in the Top 100 Spirits. This vermouth has set the bar for superior quality, taste, and an expectation to be the best— which it, unequivocally, meets with every sip.

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