What makes it “balsamic?”
Many commercial vinegars calling themselves balsamic shorten the aging process to get to market more quickly by adding coloring and flavoring such as caramel to imitate the thick, rich sweetness of true balsamic. However, once you taste a traditional Aceto Balsamico di Modena, you won’t go back to the inferior imitations. Simply, there is no comparison.
Ah love’s balsamic vinegars are from Modena and are made in the traditional solera, in other words aged in the traditional method a minimum of twelve years. They are as a balsamic should be, a perfect balance of sweet and tart, thick and full-bodied, yet a wonderful condiment to enhance your dish, not overpower it.
Some of a producers yield will remain in the barrels for many more years adding thickness, sweetness and richness to the balsamic. The resulting vinegar is a prize, especially a 100 year old balsamic, which the Italians sip like a cordial.