Traditional Balsamic Vinegar 25 Year Gold Label - Product not always available

The true Balsamic of the millenary Tradition. What once was a "medicine", a remedy, an elixir. A Balsam indeed, in its 100 ml ampoule.

The gold seal identifies REAL AND GUARANTEED aging MORE THAN 25 years and the fact that the product has been awarded at least 300 points in the tasting commission's tasting.

But how can I be sure of this aging?

Especially considering that our world, that of Balsamic, is all based on equivocal and often untrue communication?

The aging is guaranteed by an external body, third party to the producer.

After checking the documents certifying that the barrel and the liquid have been present in the vinegar factory for all those years, he submits a sample of the product to a professional tasting by a commission of five external tasters (again, not the producer!) who must blindly give scores based on quality. Not only that, after this tasting, he also bottles and seals the vials (not the producer!).

There is no other product in the world that undergoes such a rigorous certification procedure.
What does this mean? It means that if the product is aged 18-20 or even 40 years, it does not necessarily mean that it is good!

But above all, if we look at the complexity of the aging method, characterized by continuous topping up and decanting (like the method solera ), there are so many variables at play (length of the series of barrels, size of the barrels, samples taken by the producer, evaporation, etc.), that in our opinion it MAKES NO SENSE to focus on absolute years.

We must talk about quality brought by long and real aging, not about years as an end in themselves.

Our Traditional Balsamic Vinegar with the Gold seal comes from the oldest batteries, carefully guarded for 3 generations now.

It is sold, like all Traditional Balsamic Vinegar, in the official 100 ml Dop bottle called "upside-down tulip". In the gift box we find, in addition to the Acetaia brochure that explains the differences between any Traditional and the Traditional San Giacomo, a recipe book in the language and, very importantly, the cap with pourer with a blown glass "cap".

To find out how to open the bottle without risking breaking the cap and for other useful tips, scan the QR code that you will find on the brochure you will receive or read below:

1- do not remove the cap by leveraging the neck of the bottle but unscrew it gently.

2- it does not need to be stored in the refrigerator, on the contrary. It is fine at room temperature.

3- Extra-old, as in this case, is usually a very dense and full-bodied product. The density can sometimes reach that of certain honeys (obviously fluid) and like them it could also "crystallize". In this case: no panic. It is the extreme density (and the presence of glucose) that can give rise to this phenomenon that can be resolved by immersing the product in warm water.

4- DO NOT use it in cooking, ONLY raw. You would ruin 25 years of work

5- finally, the expiration date practically does not exist, just think that it has been preserved for more than 25 years in open barrels placed in attics that are scorching in summer and freezing in winter. In practice, in a bottle, thanks to its chemical-physical characteristics, it can last for decades

We think it is perfect on its own, at the end of a meal to restore the stomach and the spirit, pouring it into a non-metallic teaspoon, better if plastic or porcelain . Ideally, to savor all its nuances, we recommend putting a few drops in a wine glass or in our beautiful Olfactory Chambers : tamarind, licorice, dried fruit, dried plum, chocolate, tobacco, vanilla, woods, honey, black cherries, etc. etc...

Each bottle is different from the others.

Also excellent with vanilla or cream ice cream (or stracciatella), a creamy dessert or, as in our house, on a well-mixed and creamy pumpkin risotto.

NUTRITION FACTS for 5 ml :
Calories 26 Kcal, Total Fat 0 g ( Saturated Fat 0 g), Trans Fat 0 g, Cholesterol Less than 5mg, Sodium 1.9 mg, Total Carbohydrate 3.1 g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 7.2 g, Protein 0g.