Elena Spirits

The foundation of the Elena Spirits range – the Vermouth di Torino Rosso. Not a limited vintage Vermouth like the Superiore variants, but an elegant, harmonious product that combines tradition and future. The basis? High-quality Piedmontese wines – first and foremost the famous Langhe Nebbiolo "Perbacco" from Vietti, complemented by other Nebbiolo wines. In addition, 30 natural botanicals and herbs from Piedmont, which are cold macerated in alcohol for three weeks. The extract is blended with the Nebbiolo and matured for 50 days in stainless steel tanks.

Elena Penna's (London) Dry Gin carries the soul of the Langhe and combines British gin tradition with Piedmontese botanical finesse. Hand-picked alpine herbs from the Langhe hills and the Maritime Alps – juniper from the Maritime Alps, Langhe thyme, coriander, black elderflower, angelica, wild mint, camomile, cassia bark and organic citrus peel from the Ligurian hills – are distilled over a wood fire in two restored 18th century copper stills. The "one-shot" method uses each botanical only once to capture its aromatic essence in the highest purity. No synthetic flavourings, no essential oils, just natural cold filtration through paper filters, which give the gin a delicate yellow hue. The result: intense juniper distillate with balsamic notes, fine herbal flavours and an oily texture that lingers on the palate for a long time – an authentic and complex gin with a Piedmontese soul. SUPERIORE.DE

Why produce gin, herbal liqueur and vermouth in the heart of the Langhe, in one of the most famous wine regions in the world? Quite simply because these products are an ancient local tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. Because distilled spirits, herbal liqueurs and vermouths have been produced by the Penna and Currado Vietti families for generations. Elena's family produced and sold them as part of their many years in the catering industry – mixology was tradition and everyday life for them. Luca's father Alfredo Currado worked as a cellar master for famous local vermouth and amaro producers in the 1950s before he and his wife Luciana Vietti took over the winery.

Vermouth is currently experiencing a real boom – and Elena and Luca have contributed to this with their high-quality, handcrafted vintage versions. For them, only the best is good enough. This is why an absolutely phenomenal base wine was selected for BB21: a top-class single-vineyard Barbaresco from a top winemaker friend from the great 2021 Piedmont vintage forms the foundation of this almost unearthly Vermouth. BB21 stands for Barbaresco base 2021 – a limited edition Vermouth masterpiece based on an old family recipe. The differentiated approach compared to TIM23: while the white vermouth is based on 100% Timorasso, Elena relies on the strength and structure of a great Nebbiolo wine for BB21 – barbaresco 2021 from a single vineyard, supplemented by a proportion of Arneis. The complexity is achieved through 30 natural botanicals and herbs from Piedmont, which are cold macerated in alcohol for three weeks according to an old family recipe. The extract is then blended with the Barbaresco and Arneis and matured for 50 days in stainless steel tanks.