Name: Jacopo Poli Luce della Vite Grappa
Brand: Jacopo Poli
SKU: 1007184
Rating: 6.1 (50 reviews)

Octavian-Paul, Jan 11, 2021

I got to try this as a sample. On the nose I got: Wax, honeycomb, black tea, liquorice, figs, pulp fruits, anise, herbs and then floral notes, and maybe some spearmint. On the palate, it was: so smooth, I mean no alcohol burn at all; watery start but then it develops as fresh & fruity. I found grape plums and figs, fruits and herbs, then floral notes, with a bit of mint. The finish was short-lived, leaving me with a herbal & grassy note. Adding few drops of water added to the herbal and fruity notes. Weird to have found this not dry and no coffee notes. To me this was a Sweet and Herbal dram, quite ok and cool to experience, but not something to want as a bottle.

Paulo, Dec 30, 2020

It has been over a decade since the last time I had grappa and that drink is consumed in Italy as a shot after dinner, or added to coffee as mentioned in the description above. This is quite an example of such a drink. Nose: very herbal with young green branches, some anise, a fresh nuttiness. Palate: sweet, very smooth with just a hint of spice sensation, yet quite a bit of spice flavors. Cooking spices for the most part. It has next to no alcohol bite. The anise flavor is there, so are the sweet herbal tea notes. Finish: lingers for a little while, is sweet and herbal. A mixture of chamomile and lavender. Someone used to drinking whiskies, cognacs, and rums will find this quite a departure. It tastes nothing like your traditional barrel aged spirits. However, compared to other grappa, this is a luxury product. It has no burn or bite making it easy to consume in shots and the flavors are interesting enough, fresh and perfectly composed for an after-dinner digestive.

Christopher, Jun 8, 2020

Definitely a quality spirit. It’s tasty and flavorful but I am not sure they sit well with my palate.

Thomas, Jun 2, 2020

While I managed to wash this putrid liquid from my glass, its stain will taint my memory until the end of my days. While I try to be considerate that there are those whose palates differ from mine, I refuse to believe that there are people upon this earth that willingly and recreationally consume this. I added the remainder of the sample to some nice coffee as suggested, and I feel that it is my duty to travel to Colombia and apologise to those who worked hard to pick and roast those coffee beans. I would recommend trying a sample, so that your tongue may know rock bottom, and that you may be comforted in the fact that you have known the depths of true despair, so anything you consume from this point onwards will be at least several times better. Thank you for reading, and be careful out there.

Thomas, Jun 2, 2020

LOL - Awesome review!

Thomas, Jun 3, 2020

Awesome name. Honestly this is the first time I've gone out of my way to give a negative review but I felt like it was my duty to protect the people from spending their money on this.

Andrew, May 24, 2020

Might just not be my thing. Herbal, very anise-y (wouldn't be a fan at the best of times), and very medicinal. Dandelions, in a bad way. Maybe that floats your boat but I couldn't even finish my sample.

Adam, May 22, 2020

Maybe Grappa isn’t my thing. Maybe this is just bad. Either way, wouldn’t try it again.

Sherita, Apr 10, 2020

The floral notes were beautiful!

Dat, Feb 22, 2020

Never again. This is too sweet and basically tastes like cough syrup

Lelia, Nov 21, 2019

Make an Italian cafe corretto! "Corrected coffee" of course. Recipe: A shot of espresso, add grappa to your taste. Enjoy!

Lelia, Nov 21, 2019

Very nice in coffee.

Mirosław, Nov 8, 2019

Drinking grappa only occasionally still liked its flavours and quite complex taste.

Sean, Oct 2, 2019

very smooth. I don't know grappa very well, but enjoyed it very much

Michael, Sep 24, 2019

not a fan of the grappa

William, Sep 15, 2019

Good flavor. Not too familiar with Grappa but it’s full of floral flavors. Very strong on the front end.

Andreas, Sep 1, 2019

One of the best Grappa I had. Sharp yet smooth.

Roope, Aug 31, 2019

Tasted in a set. Herbal, black tea, quite dry and surprisingly complex. Interesting introduction to grappa.

Santiago, Jul 18, 2019

Not my favorite but really don’t know a lot about grappa.

Geoffrey, Jul 17, 2019

Initial flavor was similar to a tea with more herbal notes and it led into a fruity flavor. I wish they had this available to purchase a bottle of, as I've only tasted it in a sample box.

Antti, Apr 4, 2019

It is an outstanding, intense, young-special-edition-single-vintage Grappa which has a penetrating birth; while a dry & bold life leads to a long & hot death with a hint of fruit.

Jonathan, Jan 25, 2019

Quite nice as grappa goes. Reasonably smooth, but drink it at cellar temp.

Danny, Jan 23, 2019

Very unique and interesting. There's no oak anywhere to be found. The nose is citrus, rose petals, and plum. The palate is dense thick citrus peel oil, lavender, rose, and intense licorice. A smooth finish is floral with more anise and herbs. Good but complicated.

Matija, Dec 14, 2018

sweet!

Tyler, Nov 1, 2018

Kind of tastes like plastic and paint thinner on the after taste. The initial taste is sweet, grapes and a bit floral. Not into the after taste, though.

Tyrel, Sep 17, 2018

First time trying grappa, it was very good.

Tyson, Sep 14, 2018

It smelled like shoe polish to me. Perhaps I do not have a sophisticated enough palette for this spirit. I’ll steer clear of this in the future. Maybe some will enjoy it more than my tasting party did.

Jonathan, Sep 13, 2018

What a surprise. The nose is a snootful of acetate esters, but the liquid is a complex mix of sweet floral and fruity goodness followed by a nice mouthful of heat.

Danny, Jan 23, 2019

I had the same experience. On first sniff I was sure I was about to drink something akin to moonshine. But once on the palate it really shows unique character.

Chris, Sep 10, 2018

The first time I've tried a grappa and it was not something I enjoyed. I will probably try another grappa in the future to see if its an acquired taste or if theres other I might enjoy more.

Mark, Aug 25, 2018

When you're tasting grappa you have to know what you're in for. Plenty of it could pass for paint remover and is barely suited to be masked in a strong espresso. But this is a well rounded sipper that tastes of the grapes. Fine stuff.

Tom, Jul 20, 2018

Oak and anise a bit strong to start with, but still complex enough to enjoy.

Justine, Jul 17, 2018

This grappa has a strong first flavor and once you get past it, you are left with a pleasant sweetness that is not too much.

Linni, Jul 2, 2018

Smooth and flavorful

Joe, Jun 5, 2018

The flavor of this grappa is much more complex, but it reminds me of the flavor of high quality moonshine (high proof corn liquor specifically). Exceeded expectations. Definite acquired taste though.

Nicki, Apr 29, 2018

I could not get past the super strong first layer of flavor. The grape flavor underneath was pleasant but the strength of the first layer was too much to let me enjoy it.

Michael, Mar 20, 2018

Surprisingly Good - its odd, but in a good way.

Dan, Mar 4, 2018

Not a fan but wouldn't turn it down either

Rogerio, Mar 3, 2018

That’s a very special grappa. Aromas are beautiful, flavor on the very suave side.

Ross, Feb 14, 2018

Sweet. Grapey. An acquired taste.

Jens, Jan 18, 2018

light and easy going, not the best, but not the worst.

Bryan, Dec 16, 2017

Awful. Glad I only got a sample of it. Half of that sample went down the sink.

Pete, Oct 23, 2017

Should be called Crappa. Absolutely the worst sorority I’ve tasted. Complete garbage and a waste of money.

Christopher, Sep 3, 2017

very good taste, light and good body

Enoch, Aug 26, 2017

Light on the tongue, but smells terrible, and the flavor of figs (or dates) overpowers the end. May work well with a cigar, but I'll never ever pay for this to find out. Blegh.

Mr., Aug 21, 2017

Heavy floral and bitter notes. If you like Campari you'll probably appreciate some of the flavors.

Cody, Jul 6, 2017

Probably the worst thing I've ever paid to consume.

Aaron, Jul 4, 2017

This is the first grappa I have had and I hated it. Tasted like somebody wrung sweaty socks out. I'm normally a whisky drinker so maybe this just isn't my taste.

Pierce, Feb 12, 2017

Doesn't overpower you with fire or flavor, unlike other grappas I've tried. Very light, very subtle.

Don, Jan 24, 2017

Right from the beginning this drink presented a very heavy "Oranges" flavor to me. I slowly sipped the drink in an effort to allow the proper mixing/dilution of the ice and Jacopo Poli to see if perhaps the overwhelming Orange flavor would somewhat subside. It did not and I cannot recommend this presentation. I would not purchase again.

Jeremiah, Jan 14, 2017

Decent. I liked how it smelled better than how it tasted. Grappa so far isn't something that I particularly like.

Derek, Sep 19, 2016

Odd and definitely different. Wasn't my favorite. Wasn't the best on the nose but did taste better than it smelled. Had a slight heat and spicy profile to it, definitely carried itself with the consistency of a wine. Decent but just not my preference.