Cocchi Rosa Americano Aperitivo 750ml snake sometimes for a century or

sometimes for a century or more

structured blanco tequila

A delicate herbal note (perhaps sage or mint) lingers mid-palate

followed by wood smoke — Ledaig's maritime peat asserting its identity clearly through the multi-cask sweetness

Whisky and Wisdom (professional tasting note

Cocchi Rosa Americano Aperitivo 750ml snake sometimes for a century orGiulio Cocchi was a pastry chef from Florence before he became one of Piedmont's most influential winemakers a career pivot that, in hindsight, makes complete sense once you taste what he built. He relocated to Asti and, in 1891, created Cocchi Americano an aromatized wine so specifically tied to the town that locals still consider it the aperitif par excellence, a genuine piece of Asti's own history. It carries a Futurist era rooster on its label,