Yzaguirre Classic Sweet White Vermouth
Yzaguirre Classic Sweet White Vermouth is the everyday blanco of the Tarragona house — 15% ABV, 1L, straw-yellow and fresh, built on white wine with the house's secret herb-and-spice blend and finishing with vanilla and cinnamon warmth. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 15%
- Size: 1L
- Style: Sweet white (blanco) vermouth, Classic tier
- Base: White wine (the Yzaguirre range is built on Macabeo)
- Botanicals: The house's secret blend of about 80 herbs and spices (range-level)
- Origin: El Morell, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (Bodegas Yzaguirre, founded 1884)
The Blanco for the Everyday Aperitif
This is the white vermouth the house pours daily: the Classic tier, bottled at 15% with no oak year behind it, so what you taste is the wine and the botanicals at their freshest — herbal and spicy up front, balsamic at the edges, vanilla and cinnamon closing it out. It is the blanco to keep cold for the week's aperitifs, and the producer pairs it beyond the glass, too, alongside Asian and spicy food. Compare it with its oak-aged sibling in our liqueurs collection, or see the whole range on the Yzaguirre vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Straw yellow. Nose: Intense herbal and spicy aroma with mild balsamic touches. Palate: Fresh and smooth, well balanced, with vanilla and cinnamon notes.
How to Enjoy
The producer's serve is precise: very chilled, with two anchovy-stuffed olives, two or three ice cubes and a twist of orange — the classic Spanish vermouth-hour plate-and-glass combination.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Classic White different from Reserva White? The Classic is 15% and unoaked — fresh and everyday. The Reserva White is 18%, deep yellow, and aged twelve months in oak for a velvety, ripe-fruit profile.
Is it sweet or dry? Sweet-leaning blanco — smooth and balanced with vanilla and cinnamon — but its sibling the Reserva Dry is the house's dry bottling if that is the pour you want.
What food does it suit? The producer serves it as an everyday aperitif and pairs it with Asian or spicy food as readily as with olives.
The daily blanco, done the Spanish way — get Yzaguirre Classic Sweet White Vermouth online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.