Aged Balsamic Vinegar

Ten years is a long time to wait for vinegar. This one has been sitting in wooden barrels in Greece for exactly that.

Yiayia and Friends make their aged balsamic from carefully selected grapes, then leave time to do the rest. Ten years of ageing gives it a deep, rich flavour that’s a world away from the balsamic you chuck over a salad without thinking.

And while tomatoes, leaves and good olive oil are the obvious starting point, try it over roasted vegetables, cheese, strawberries, figs or vanilla ice cream. Basically, this is the balsamic you bring out when you actually want to taste the balsamic.

The bottle is excellent too. Deep berry purple with enormous blue grapes and a pair of Yiayia and Friends eyes peering out from the middle. Definitely not one for hiding in the cupboard.