YELLOW Genepi Liqueur

• Annually released génépi aperitif produced by Forthave Spirits in Brooklyn, New York
• 2024 release; fourth vintage of Forthave YELLOW
• Base wine grown and vinified in 2023 by Vanessa Hoffman from Knapp Winery in Romulus, New York, and composed of a grape blend of 70% Seyval blanc and 30% Cayuga White
• White génépi (A. mutellina) from the French Alps undergoes a meticulous combination of macerations in alcohol and water and partial redistillation in a 400-liter bain-marie hybrid pot still
• Non-GMO sugarcane distillate from Brazil is used in the maceration process and for fortification
• Sweetened with organic, raw cane sugar and rested for 2 months before bottling
• No added coloring
• Approximately 6666 bottles produced
• NY Farm Distillery License eligible
• Refrigerate upon opening; suggested shelf life of 6 months once opened if kept cold
• 24% ABV

Forthave continues to illustrate the rewards of playful experimentation with their annually released génépi liqueur, YELLOW. Génépi flowers—the alpine plant indispensable to the DNA of classic French and Italian bitter liqueurs—undergoes separate macerations in sugarcane distillate and water for varying lengths of time, and only a portion of these macerations are distilled before a dialed-in blend of all components is created. The result is a focused yet dimensional fortified wine that works as well in a simple highball with tonic as it does as a vermouth substitute in Spring-minded Martinis, Negronis, and Bamboos (to name only a few).