Another fascinating grappa bottling from the pomace-brandy maestros, Marolo. Marolo were first established in 1977, with a view to creating a more terroir-centric grappa.

And it is with bottlings such as this one that they have achieved that aim. This bottling showcases the qualities of Nebbiolo grapes from Barbaresco. The pomace is distilled slowly in bain marie stills, to ensure that the delicate flavours it possesses are not lost.

Not only do Marolo push the envelope with their attention to detail and emphasizing of terroir, but they also experiment with interesting cask maturations of their spirit. In this case, the grappa has been matured in two different woods. Whilst double maturation is common place in the whisky world, it is much rarer in grappa distilling, and indeed, Marolo use a wood that is not available to Scottish distillers under the rules of the SWA, with this grappa matured in both oak and cherrywood.

Doppio Fusto, meaning double stem, is likely a reference to the quintessential image of the split stemmed cherry, but also the two different woods used in maturation.

The result is a complex and superbly fruity grappa, with a powerful fresh berry fruitiness, accompanied by a bright red grape note, vanilla, earthy spice, almond, milk chocolate, chopped herbs and dark cherry flavours.

The grappa is bottled at 42% ABV, and each bottle comes complete with a hexagon shaped presentation box.

• Distillery / brand
  Marolo
• Country
  Italy
• Bottler
  Distillery Bottling
• Non-chillfiltered
  No
• Natural colour
  No
• SKU
  034144