Vinegar Sampler Set Collection

A vinegar sampler set is the low-risk way to find the bottle you will actually reach for. Each set holds mini bottles of our slow-fermented, barrel-aged vinegar, so you can taste the difference across styles before committing to a full-size bottle.

Which sampler set should you start with?

We build three, and they suit different cooks:

  • the essentials vinegar sampler covers our core range and is the right first purchase if you are not sure where to begin.
  • the apple cider vinegar sampler is for anyone who already drinks or cooks with cider vinegar and wants to taste what raw, unfiltered cider vinegar with the mother is supposed to be like.
  • the olive oil and vinegar sampler pairs five mini vinegars with a full bottle of organic California extra virgin olive oil, which makes it the most complete gift of the three.

Why mini bottles are the honest way to buy vinegar

Most people have only ever tasted industrial vinegar, which is made in hours in a stainless tank. Ours is fermented slowly and aged in oak barrels at our mill in Worcester, Massachusetts, using the 1823 drip method. That difference is easier to taste than to describe, and a mini bottle costs less than being wrong about a large one. If you want the detail on how the vinegar is actually made, our vinegar making process page walks through it.

How to use a sampler set

Pour two or three side by side on a spoon and taste them plain first. Then build the same simple vinaigrette with each one and notice how differently they land. After that, cook from them: quick pickles, a pan sauce deglazed off roast chicken, a splash over roasted vegetables at the end. Our vinegar recipes are organized by what you are cooking rather than by bottle, so you can start from dinner and work backwards.

Common questions

  • How long does an opened mini bottle last? Vinegar is self-preserving. Keep it capped, out of direct sun, and it will stay good well past the point where you have finished it.
  • Is there sediment in the bottle? In the raw cider vinegars, yes, and that is the mother. It is a sign the vinegar was never pasteurized or filtered flat.
  • Can I buy the full size later? That is the point of the sampler. Once you know your bottle, the full vinegar collection has it in full size, and orders over $85 ship free within the contiguous US.

Let customers speak for us

from 1673 reviews
So delicious!

We have used this on several dishes for a little flavor and I'm planning to do fried fish and fries this weekend with this as a highlight!

Dee P.

The greatest vinegar 😁

Sharon

an excellent white wine vinegar crisp clean acidity

MICHAEL M.

Lovely. Very high quality vinegar!

David
Birthday gift for my sister

My sister was thrilled with the gift set. I also added a couple of other vinegars that I love…and she did too! Such wonderful vinegar flavors that enhance everything we eat!!!

Carla H.

Great vinegar.

Gail G.
Superior Vinegar- will be repeat customer

I love vinegar and your regular cider vinegar, malted beer vinegar, cider vinegar w/ blueberry and cider vinegar w/ cranberry is awesome and will be a repeat customer for life.
I am 78 and a 14th generation New Englander with maternal and paternal roots back in Dedham, Massachusetts and Providence RI back to 1636. I am 78 now and born in Boston but due to job and marriage and kids have lived at the New Jersey Shore since 1978- age 30.

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JOHN
I keep these in-stock in my kitchen

I keep these in-stock in my kitchen. They are reasonably shelf stable and I like the varitey.

Anonymous
Love your vinegar’s everything came fine right

Love your vinegar’s everything came fine right on time and I enjoy them very much

Customer L.E.
Great vinegar

The best vinegars I have ever tasted. The apple cider vinegar is real, not apple cider flavored vinegar like most. It is made with real apples, and you can taste the difference. Fantastic used making hot bacon dressing for wilted salads.
I highly recommend.

kevin h.
I’ve been using these vinegars for three years and I would use nothing else! The red wine vinegar

I’ve been using these vinegars for three years and I would use nothing else! The red wine vinegar is my go to. I am currently enjoying the Honey Wine Vinegar, Rice Wine Vinegar, Chardonnay Wine Vinegar. The quality is exceptional !

Nancy K.
Trust the Freebie

The free bonus bottle of hot vinegar is not something I would have ordered, but I love it—so good on garden-ripened tomatoes! Ordering was easy, delivery prompt, all contents in good condition. The vinegar has a depth and richness that grocery store vinegar just doesn’t have.

Martha G.T.
Superior quality, tasty and smooth

Did a taste test with your apple vinegar and the major national brand we use. First diluted in water then straight. In both concentrations your product wins hands down. Smoother and tastier. The choking, why'd-I-do-that response with the straight vinegar was almost worth it.

Anonymous
Good vinegar, and samplers are fun and practical

American Vinegar Works makes delicious vinegars. I don't like them all equally, but that's what makes the sampler packs great. I chose what I wanted to try. I highly recommend the miles from the tree cider vinegar! I also like that I can buy a small bottle when I only want a little of something specialized for a recipe. It makes a good reason to try some more kinds!

Harriet

Great vinegars

Alexa J.