{"id":6544108814474,"title":"Dubonnet Red Aperitif","handle":"dubonnet-red-aperitif","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLiqueur: Dubonnet Red Aperitif\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench aperitif based on wines from the Roussillon area in the South of France, infused with a variety of herbs and spices. The blend is oak-aged for three years before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder from the Largest \u0026amp; Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMEN'S JOURNAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS WEEKLY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTICE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMany other small liquor store sites will end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have the ability to source from a large network of licensed retailers to insure in most cases your order is fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 750ML \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProof:\u003c\/b\u003e 29.6 (14.8% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/b\u003e Dubonnet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetailed Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1896 Mrs Dubonnet’s cat appeared on the label, and in 1932 the famous French artist Cassandre created the character of the ‘Dubonnet Man’ with the legendary slogan ‘Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet’. Grapes from the sunny Languedoc-Roussillon region including muscat, grenache, carignan and macabeo are pressed and the juice mixed with a neutral base alcohol at 15% alc.\/vol. to prevent fermentation. This ensures the grape juice retains its flavours, aromas and sugars. (In contrast to fortified wines where the grape juice is allowed to start fermenting before being stopped by the addition of alcohol to kill the yeast.) Capturing the natural sugars in the grape must allows Dubonnet to be produced without the need to add sugar. The fortified grape juice, which is called ‘mistelle’ is then aged for three to four years in oak. Other flavours are then added to this mistelle by pumping it under pressure through percolators containing cocoa beans, quinine, colombo (mild variation on curry powder), orange peel, Columbian green coffee, cinnamon, camomile and elderflower. Lasting eight hours the process is repeated to fully extract the flavours. The blender then has the task of blending the different flavoured mistelles together to produce Dubonnet which is stabilised by holding close to freezing point at -9°C and then chill filtered prior to bottling. In the 10-15 years before the Millennium, Dubonnet Red underwent some dramatic changes being first reduced in strength from 18% to 16% alc.\/vol. and then finally to today’s 14.8% alc.\/vol.. Each time the alcohol content has been lowered the recipe has also been adapted to maintain the product’s balance. If you want to enjoy a product more akin to the original try Dubonnet 21°. Taking its name from its 21% alc.\/vol. strength this has a higher quinine content and is altogether spicier and less floral than the standard product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDubonnet Red AperitifTasting Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNose:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich fruity notes with raspberry, cherry and jammy blackberry and plum, herbal complexity and faint grass and sawn oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalate:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft red jammy red berry fruits with raisiny, honeyed, sloes, orange, coffee, chocolate, cinnamon and a mild quinine bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish:\u003c\/b\u003e Red berry, plum and zesty orange with light quinine bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDistillery Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubonnet was first sold in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet, in response to a competition run by the French Government to find a way of persuading French Foreign Legionnaires in North Africa to drink quinine.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-10-20T15:10:14-04:00","created_at":"2021-03-15T11:47:38-04:00","vendor":"CaskCartel.com","type":"Liqueur","tags":["Proof_Under 50 (\u003c25% ABV)","sumit2043","thewhiskeyexchange2021","Type_Liqueur","Type_Other"],"price":4020000,"price_min":4020000,"price_max":4020000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39323872133258,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dubonnet Red Aperitif","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4020000,"weight":5443,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/caskcartel.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/vermo_dub1.jpg?v=1615823258"],"featured_image":"\/\/caskcartel.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/vermo_dub1.jpg?v=1615823258","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Dubonnet Red Aperitif at CaskCartel.com","id":20243830210698,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":1200,"width":900,"src":"\/\/caskcartel.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/vermo_dub1.jpg?v=1615823258"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":1200,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/caskcartel.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/vermo_dub1.jpg?v=1615823258","width":900}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch2\u003eLiqueur: Dubonnet Red Aperitif\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench aperitif based on wines from the Roussillon area in the South of France, infused with a variety of herbs and spices. The blend is oak-aged for three years before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder from the Largest \u0026amp; Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eROLLING STONE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMEN'S JOURNAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS WEEKLY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTICE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMany other small liquor store sites will end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have the ability to source from a large network of licensed retailers to insure in most cases your order is fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 750ML \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProof:\u003c\/b\u003e 29.6 (14.8% ABV)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/b\u003e France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/b\u003e Dubonnet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetailed Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1896 Mrs Dubonnet’s cat appeared on the label, and in 1932 the famous French artist Cassandre created the character of the ‘Dubonnet Man’ with the legendary slogan ‘Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet’. Grapes from the sunny Languedoc-Roussillon region including muscat, grenache, carignan and macabeo are pressed and the juice mixed with a neutral base alcohol at 15% alc.\/vol. to prevent fermentation. This ensures the grape juice retains its flavours, aromas and sugars. (In contrast to fortified wines where the grape juice is allowed to start fermenting before being stopped by the addition of alcohol to kill the yeast.) Capturing the natural sugars in the grape must allows Dubonnet to be produced without the need to add sugar. The fortified grape juice, which is called ‘mistelle’ is then aged for three to four years in oak. Other flavours are then added to this mistelle by pumping it under pressure through percolators containing cocoa beans, quinine, colombo (mild variation on curry powder), orange peel, Columbian green coffee, cinnamon, camomile and elderflower. Lasting eight hours the process is repeated to fully extract the flavours. The blender then has the task of blending the different flavoured mistelles together to produce Dubonnet which is stabilised by holding close to freezing point at -9°C and then chill filtered prior to bottling. In the 10-15 years before the Millennium, Dubonnet Red underwent some dramatic changes being first reduced in strength from 18% to 16% alc.\/vol. and then finally to today’s 14.8% alc.\/vol.. Each time the alcohol content has been lowered the recipe has also been adapted to maintain the product’s balance. If you want to enjoy a product more akin to the original try Dubonnet 21°. Taking its name from its 21% alc.\/vol. strength this has a higher quinine content and is altogether spicier and less floral than the standard product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDubonnet Red AperitifTasting Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNose:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich fruity notes with raspberry, cherry and jammy blackberry and plum, herbal complexity and faint grass and sawn oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalate:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft red jammy red berry fruits with raisiny, honeyed, sloes, orange, coffee, chocolate, cinnamon and a mild quinine bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish:\u003c\/b\u003e Red berry, plum and zesty orange with light quinine bitterness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDistillery Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubonnet was first sold in 1846 by Joseph Dubonnet, in response to a competition run by the French Government to find a way of persuading French Foreign Legionnaires in North Africa to drink quinine.\u003c\/p\u003e"}