VERMOUTH IS LIFE!
LAIE is about capturing the feeling of “Vermut hour” – where our friends get together after work and indulge in each other’s company, surrounded by great Vermouth and Tapas. LAIE is a tribute to the Laietani, the original settlers of the beautiful and bountiful lands around Barcelona. Artfully crafted by the oldest Vermouth maker in Catalonia, following the same methods in use since 1880, we select the highest quality wines and marry them with macerated natural aromatic herbs to produce a beautiful Sweet Red Vermouth suited for enjoying on its own, or in cocktails where you want to let the spirit take center stage. Simply serve on the rocks with a slice of orange and an olive, or add a splash of soda and your favorite gin to enjoy a “Vermouth preparado”, or use in cocktail recipes calling for a great vermouth.
Main Botanicals
20 Aromatics including wormwood, gentian, elderflower, cinnamon, young walnuts & local citrus rinds
Tasting notes
A lush amber in the glass, LAIE beckons with an expansive nose reminiscent of cocoa, orange peel, wisps of elderflower, and brûléed caramel.
On the palate, the bittering spices and dry flowers combine with the warmth of caramelized sugar and lay velvet on the tongue.
A clean finish with lingering cinnamon and cola notes prompts another sip. Then another…
Base Wine composition
D.O Penedes wine, made with Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada grapes.
COCKTAIL IDEAS
LAIE Classic
LAIE Red Vermouth
Slice of orange
Olive
Serve on good cocktail ice and garnish with a slice of orange and an olive.
Manhattan
1 part LAIE Red Vermouth
3 parts Rye whiskey
2 dashes of bitters
Add LAIE Red Vermouth, Rye, and bitters to a mixing glass. Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Negroni
1 part LAIE Red Vermouth
1 part Gin
1 part Campari
Mix directly in a glass with ice. Stir gently until very cold. Garnish with a twist.
DISTILLERY STORY
We are grape growers, village people. It is also true to say that we are wine, we are nature and that LA MADRE Vermouth is a fusion of wine, nature and enthusiasm too. It is made with grapes, botanicals and lots of passion.
We are and we feel young, we love our traditions and gastronomic rituals. We like to chat with our friends and have a laugh.
We love the Vermouth hour leading up to lunch. We are LA MADRE Vermouth and we love going out for tapas and meeting up with friends. We love mixing.
We are adventurous, self-taught and we are from an unknown paradise called TERRA ALTA to the south-west of Tarragona, where the Mediterranean influence can be felt in all its grandeur. We are LA MADRE (mother), she who engendered this Vermouth. WE ARE VERMOUTH-MAKERS!
This Spanish Vermouth is macerated with green apples in addition to the botanicals.
LA MADRE WHITE vermouth is a delicious vermouth that you can enjoy and recognize all its nuances easily with ice – even for non-vermouth lovers.
This Spanish Vermouth is macerated with strawberries in addition to botanicals.
LA MADRE ROSÉ is a bright pink colour with subtle tones of red berries.
Spanish Vermouth made with a blend of 32 botanicals from White Grenache and Macabeo grapes.
La Madre Dry is the dry vermouth of the La Madre family. It is ideal to drink with ice and tonic water or in classic cocktails like Clarito.