Forthave, "Mithradates VI" NV

MITHRADATES VI is a vino amaro made with red wine from New York’s Finger Lakes region and aromatized with 34 unique botanicals. The grapes (De Chaunac), harvested in 2021, were vinified and then fortified with various herbal extractions before resting in used bourbon casks and steel tanks. It is the second release of Forthave Spirits’ historical line, where ancient medicinal recipes are reinterpreted as digestivos.

With notes of figs, cardomom, cedar, and mace, this vino amaro can be enjoyed many ways: neat is always lovely but also great, poured over ice with a orange twist; with a splash of club soda or tonic as refreshing spritz; or in the place of red vermouth in many cocktails