Distillery
Marolo
Marolo (Distilleria Santa Teresa dei Fratelli Marolo) is a Piedmontese producer based in Alba, specialized in grappa, fruit brandies and a range of traditional liqueurs and amari. The company combines artisanal distillation techniques with projects to recover historic recipes and collaborations on gin and contemporary spirits.
- Alba · Piedmont · Italy
- Since 1977
- 94 products
The story
Production began in 1977 and the company is today known as Distilleria Santa Teresa dei Fratelli Marolo, headquartered in Alba in the heart of the Langhe. Over the years Marolo has expanded its offering to include fruit brandies, a line of single-varietal grappas and the relaunch of historic brands such as Ulrich (recipes dating back to the 19th century) under its own production.
Production philosophy
Valuing the territory and local raw materials: Marolo focuses on the typicity of Piedmontese grape varieties and the biodiversity of the area (Langhe, Roero and Monferrato), applying distillation processes aimed at enhancing the original characteristics of the raw material and recovering historic recipes for liqueurs and vermouth.
Territory
Alba and the hills of the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato (Piedmont, Italy).
Production method
For grappa Marolo uses discontinuous bain-marie stills, separating white and red pomace and distilling very fresh vinacce. For liqueurs and amari traditional processing methods are applied using extracts and herbal infusions; in some cases macerations/infusions and subsequent wood aging are used for reserves.
Distillation
Discontinuous bain-marie stills for grappas; extracts, infusions and macerations for amari, vermouth and liqueurs; artisanal process with careful selection of raw materials.
Ageing
Aging in stainless steel tanks for many labels; maturation in small oak casks, barriques and sometimes alternative woods (e.g. acacia) for reserves and aged grappas.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Alba
- Categories
- Piedmontese grappa
- single-varietal grappa
- fruit brandies
- traditional amari
- Turin vermouth
- herbal liqueurs
- craft gin
- Raw materials
- vinacce (pomace)
- fruit (apricots, apples, pears)
- local herbs and botanicals
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak
- barrique (French oak)
- acacia
- Representative products
- Amaro Ulrich
- Fernet Ulrich
- Vermouth Domenico Ulrich
- Apricot brandy 'Armoûgnan'
- Apple brandy 'Carpendû' (and aged version)
- Gin Arbory
- Grappa 'Gli Alberi'
- Grappa Dedicata al Padre (Barrique / reserves)
What makes it distinctive
- Headquartered in Alba (Distilleria Santa Teresa dei Fratelli Marolo)
- Active since 1977 with a focus on single-varietal grappa and fruit brandies
- Relaunch and production of the historic Ulrich brand with original recipes (Ulrich recipes dating back to 1854, recovered and produced by Marolo)
- Distillation with discontinuous bain-marie stills and selection of very fresh vinacce
- Collaborations and special projects (e.g. The Arbory Gin) and a wide range from liqueurs and vermouth to vintage grappas and reserves
