Zapiain Sagarmut

Description

Zapiain Sagarmut

Basque take on Vermut

Zapiain Sagarmut is in the UK for the first time ever, imported by Quality Ferments and sold in several bars and restaurant, now available for you to enjoy at home!

A tribute to the essence of the apple and its roots in the Basque Country. Made in collaboration with Taba Project with late-harvest apple juice, which we then ferment to create a unique base.

Zapiain explore the versatility of the apple tree using its leaves, which we wither, oxidise and dry like in teas, and its toasted bark, together with plants collected in the Basque territory such as artemisia, tansy and yarrow.

They then add fig leaves from their cellar in Astigarraga to this bouquet. Finally, macerating with Sagar Eztia and fortifying with Sagardoz aromatic cider distillate, creating an aperitif that embodies the identity and legacy of the Basque apple.

Gluten Free and Vegan.

ABV: 18.2%

Size: 750ml bottle

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Sagardoa is a Basque word that literally means apple wine. The name Zapiain has been linked to the production of sagardoa since at least the 16th century, in full splendor of the production of Basque cider. The first record of the relationship of the Zapiain family with the production of cider is a document dated June 3, 1542 – a manuscript for the sale of an 87-foot plot of apple trees located in Astigarraga.

In the 20th century Basque cider was going through a moment of decline, when Roxario Zapiain abandoned other tasks on the farm to dedicate exclusively to the making of Sagardoa. In the 1960s he built two cellars with chestnut wood barrels in which we still make cider today.

Starting in the 1980s, the new generations of the Zapiain family joined the cider house, modernizing the facilities with stainless steel tanks and the installation of temperature control. At that time, Miguel Zapiain, the first winemaker in the Basque cider sector, joined the team.

Since then, Zapiain has focused on the search for excellence in its products. Quality Ferments are lucky enough to be the sole importer of these quintessential and historical Basque Ciders.