Matchbook Distilling Co. 'Day Trip' Strawberry Amaro (38 proof)

Item Number: 18464

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: New York
Sub Region: Long Island
Estate Grown Wine: No
Grape(s): Strawberry Wine / Strawberry Eau de Vie / Herbs
Type: Spirits - Liqueur & Amaro
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 19

The story of Day Trip begins with the Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival, which is a Long Island carnival devoted to all things strawberry. One year, about 2 tons of strawberries were somehow leftover and, it seemed, destined for the compost pile. Leslie's friend Joey, a Mattituck Lion and the manager of his family’s vineyard, rescued the strawberries and brought Leslie a big tote of strawberry wine. She then distilled 100 gallons into a strawberry eau de vie, which was added back into the wine with a combination of vibrant botanicals (nettle, quassia, jasmine, rose, nutmeg fruit). The liquid was left to macerate for a few months before filtering, sweetening and bottling. Leslie thought she was making a strawberry vermouth -- the first in a whole series of fruit vermouths that Matchbook would release -- that is before the government insisted all vermouth be made from wine grapes. With that, a quick pivot, a detour, a Day Trip Strawberry Amaro was born.

Tasting Notes: Day Trip is fortified strawberry wine (strawberry wine & strawberry eau de vie) infused with botanicals. Strawberry is front and center stage, while the woody and bitter flavors of the quassia quickly follow. The amaro continues with some green notes from the nettle and perfume notes from the florals.

Serving Suggestion: Serve it on the rocks or with a splash of soda and a bright citrus slice.