Product Overview

Armadillo Cake isn’t sweet. And frankly, it’s not that bitter either. Atsby create it in small batches, precisely and deliberately, and they don’t leave room for mistakes. Instead of processed sugar they use a dark caramel, hand-spun from earthy Indian Muscovado by an artisan chocolatier. Armadillo Cake features a blend of roots, spices, flowers, seeds and pods that you won’t find in any other product — think wild celery, Japanese shitake, and nigella.

What's with the name?

Well, Atsby’s founder has a softspot for the hard-shelled — on a road trip through the Ozarks, believe it or not, in Arkansas wine country, he once found a dead armadillo on the side of the highway and decided to use it as a redneck hood ornament. It was a good plan for all of ten minutes, when the critter’s shell suddenly came off and its guts splattered all over our comrade’s windshield. The car didn’t crash, but it was a close one — and quite a gory surprise. To pay homage to that little guy, our founder not only had an armadillo-shaped wedding cake — red velvet inside, grey frosting outside — but also named Atsby red vermouth after him. Because sometimes your worst ideas create your best memories.