A cold evening calls for a luxurious warming libation. High-end bourbon, single malt Scotch and cognac are very satisfying, but they can be quite expensive.
Consider Spanish brandy, a potion that has been in production since the Moors inhabited the region in the 16th century. What is brandy? While bourbon is distilled from grain, and Scotch is distilled from smoky malted barley, brandy is distilled from fruit, usually white grapes, and is made all over the world. Cognac is brandy made only in the legally defined area of the same name in France.
Spanish brandy is worth considering for its quality and reasonable price. Most is made in the Jerez area near the southern coast framed by the towns of towns of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The area is justifiably famous for its production of the fortified wine sherry, which gets its name from historical mispronunciation of Jerez.
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MANY people will be glad to see 2020 behind them; so, what wines should we be buying to see us through to the end of this year’s Covid-19 nightmare? I have made a brief masked appearance on the high street to see what is available. As I write this, I also have another worry in mind: Brexit. Because of this, I am concentrating on European wines that it might well be prudent to squirrel away for the future.
Another problem at this time of the year is that offers seem to change from day to day, but, at the time of my sortie, Asda was offering an additional discount of 25 per cent on its prices if you bought six bottles, and Waitrose five per cent. This might well be a good reason to select these outlets for wine.