Distilleria Gualco Grappa di Cortese di Gavi (42%, unaged)

N: rustic, seedy rye crackers, sesame puffs, dried apple and orange peels, white flowering tree

P: spicy whole grain and white peppercorn, dried fruit peels again

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Distilleria Gualco Grappa di Dolcetto d’Orada Stravecchia (42%, 3 years in oak)

N: relatively muted, spicy grain and berry skin and sweet peach tea

P: leads with peach and apricot, feels technically dry but with a strong impression of sweet tea flavor

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Distilleria Gualco Grappa di Moscato Riserva Rubinia (42%, six years in oak)

N: fruity, malty hops, like a red ale. Wintry red berries

P: again with that fresh and bitter red malt, wintry wood and berry, Sierra Nevada Christmas Ale territory. Mint too, and a bit of chocolate

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