L.N.Mattei Cap Corse Grande Reserve Quinquina Rouge

L.N. Mattei Cap Corse is a fortified wine on the basis of high quality Mistelle and select Peruvian bark. The spirits category of the Quinquina is most likely with vermouth - both in taste and in production. The greatest difference is indeed that the bitterness comes from the quinine instead of the wormwood cabbage.

The Quinquina of L.N. Mattei is world-famously for his uniquely bitter and simultaneously sweet taste which it purely achieves by the effortful manufacturing process and the sweetness of the grape juice, without addition of sugar.  It was named after a region in the north of Corsica which is known for the extension of particularly high-quality grapes. In its native country the "Cap Mattei" - like the natives call it - belongs to a good meal definitively. Louis Napoleon Mattei in person invented it more than hundred years ago in Corsica.

Even if Quinquina had a reputation as a rather old-fashioned cocktail ingredient till now and is primarily used in forgotten classics: His multilayered flavours make it a just as fantastic and versatile cocktail ingredient like the knowner vermouth. Now whether with soda on ice, as spritz variant or a Quinquina tonic or in a new exciting cocktail creation: L.N. Mattei Cap Corse awards the elegance to classics and the special something to modern drinks. Mix Martinis as you have never drunk it, Boulevardiers, remaining in your memory, and long drinks of which one will talk.