We were delighted this month to receive additional approval for the quality of our vermouths from Andalusia. Cordoba’s prestigious Mezquita Awards and Iberian Wine Competition presented us with a total of six medals and two special prizes, including a Gold Medal for our Padró & Co. Reserva Especial, the...
This year we were able to witness, for the very first time, what goes on at Barcelona’s Banc Sabadell Open Tournament (The Conde de Godó Trophy) at the city’s Club Real de Tenis. This club, founded in 1899 by several foreign families living in Barcelona, is among...
Our vermouths have recently been checked out by the experienced panel at the World Vermouth Awards. Based in the UK, this relatively new competition (2017 was its inaugural year) evaluates different types of wine, beer and spirits, although spotlighting vermouth in particular. We submitted three of...
Wormwood or Artemisia, in Latin, is the quintessential herb, without which a vermouth quite simply, isn’t a vermouth. The base formula for any drink calling itself vermouth must be 75% wine and wormwood, one of the botanicals used. In fact, the world’s first vermouth, commonly thought to have sprung...
The Padró i Família vermouths returned home from the 5thyear of the Vinari Catalan Vermouth Awards with 2 further accolades to add to their list. The results were announced at around 12.30 pm today. Popular Spanish actor Biel Duran was entrusted with presenting the awards at Masía Freixa in Terrassa...
The American Distilling Institute (ADI) has been awarding medals for excellence in craft spirits since 2003 with the aim of promoting and championing craft beverages in order to increase public awareness of the quality of this type of product. All kinds of distilled alcoholic drinks, cocktail...
A good vermouth is the finished product of the blending together of several different factors, each of which is equally important in the vermouth-making process. Let’s look first at the grape, an essential fruit in the process. Each grape-growing region will have its own special characteristics, soil type, altitude and climate...
We rounded off last year with new accolades from the US for our Padró & Co. vermouths, this time from Tastings. Powered by the Beverage Testing Institute and founded in 1981 with the aim of bringing fair and unbiassed reviews to the world of wine, beer and liqueurs, these accolades...
