In centuries gone by, casks of sherry were lashed to ships sailing for the Indies as ballast, and were found to develop an extraordinary smoothness and complexity.

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Dark mahogany in colour with green-amber edge. It offers vibrant notes of maple syrup, brown sugar, shoe polish, raisin and chocolate beer nuts, all very.

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Tasting Notes: Dark bronze in color with golden rim. Pungent nutty aromas and smooky wood background in the nose. Rich flavours of bitter chocolate, walnuts.

Tasting Notes: Ebony in color with iodine highlights. The aromas are reminiscence of figs and raisins in the nose. Enormously sweet, velvety and soft on.

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Mahogany in colour, with penetrating smoky aromas. Reminiscent of dark chocolate and walnuts in the mouth. Intense and concentrated finish, lightened by.

Dark mahogany in colour and viscous. Redolent of ripe f ruit in the mouth, dried figs and roasted coffee beans. Very sweet, velvety and soft in the mouth,.

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The East India Solera is a sweeter oloroso, but not quite to the cream level. It is made in the style of the sherries that used to sail around the horn of Africa to the troops in India. Lingering…

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The Nv East India Solera is a Cream, a category I have not really covered in this article, which is a blend of 12-year-old Don Nuno Oloroso (80%) and San.