Where others see waste, Discarded sees an opportunity. Coffee cherry's discarded husk and fortified wine that has rested in used whisky casks meet here in a sweet vermouth with a story all its own.
Expert's Description
Discarded Sweet Cascara Vermouth is a sweet vermouth made from a fortified wine base, bottled at 21% ABV. The vermouth comes from Discarded Spirits, a project started by the Scottish family-owned drinks company William Grant & Sons, with the aim of creating spirits from ingredients that would otherwise be thrown away.
Discarded was born in 2018, when an employee at the company was handed a bag of cascara - the dried husks of coffee cherries, normally discarded during coffee production - and challenged to do something interesting with it. The solution was an infusion of cascara in neutral spirit, later blended into a fortified wine base. That fortified wine is itself a byproduct of whisky production, used to season casks before they take on whisky, and is repurposed here rather than being discarded.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Ripe cherries and strawberries with a hint of dark chocolate.
Palate
Sweet and fruity, with notes of red wine and a touch of fig.
Finish
Long finish with cinnamon and a light bitter coffee note from the cascara.
Specifications
Distillery: Discarded Spirits
Region/Country: Scotland, United Kingdom
Type: Sweet vermouth
ABV: 21%
Size: 50 CL
EAN number: 5010327656014
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed neat over ice or long with tonic.
Flavour Profile
Fruity, Cinnamon-spiced, Coffee-forward, Sweet, Sustainable
Did You Know?
Both key ingredients in this vermouth started life as waste products - the cascara is the discarded husk of the coffee cherry, while the base wine is fortified wine that had spent its working life seasoning casks for whisky production.
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