The traditional wheat from Puglia has been used to make Altamura bread – which is protected by Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP) – for millennia.
Altamura vodka (43% abv / 70cl), which is alleged to supply a clean however intense profile harking back to Altamura bread, is now out there by way of Drinks One within the UK and thru CTS Distributing in Colorado, Park Avenue for New York and New Jersey and Mystic Vine for Louisiana.
To rejoice Altamura’s arrival within the US, co-founders Frank Grillo and Steve Acuna hosted VIPs from world wide at Tales of the Cocktail, the place it was additionally awarded New Orleans Spirits Competitors’s Finest Worldwide Vodka.
Frank Grillo, founding father of Altamura Distilleries, stated: “Sturdy however elegant, intense however clean, this vodka represents a brand new and undiscovered tasting expertise. We’re certain you’ll adore it.”
The bottle design attracts on the heritage and tradition of Puglia, with the label’s lion a nod to the statues that adorn the Altamura cathedral and the area’s colors – yellow, blue-green, and crimson – symbolising the weather of the solar, sea, and earth.
