Any Sherry drinkers here?

[Duke of Delrio]

I have to second the recommendation of Lustau East India Solera. However, depending upon the flavoring you desire, you may wish to consider using casks that have previously held sherry, rather than adding sherry to your spirits. This requires careful cask selection and a nearly total trust in your cask supplier.

Without attempting to highjack your thread, another interesting offering from Spain is an excellent brandy. . . . Manso and Contreras Brandy de Jerez. Like Lustau East India sherry, it is aged in the solera fashion. I don't, for a moment, pretend to know what that means, but whatever it is, I have come to appreciate what it does for darker color, complexity of flavors, and an unrivaled finish in both sherries and brandies.

[Piipriker]

..., it is aged in the solera fashion....

for those interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solera

[Teufel Hunden]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!!!! Keep 'em coming!

I have to second the recommendation of Lustau East India Solera. However, depending upon the flavoring you desire, you may wish to consider using casks that have previously held sherry, rather than adding sherry to your spirits. This requires careful cask selection and a nearly total trust in your cask supplier.

I usually follow the recipe exactly the first time, then modify it afterward. This one has pretty particular aging instructions, so we'll see how it turns out, and I'll go from there. Also, I don't really have enough experience here, nor do I know a good enough cask supplier for that sort of thing yet.

Without attempting to highjack your thread, another interesting offering from Spain is an excellent brandy. . . . Manso and Contreras Brandy de Jerez. Like Lustau East India sherry, it is aged in the solera fashion. I don't, for a moment, pretend to know what that means, but whatever it is, I have come to appreciate what it does for darker color, complexity of flavors, and an unrivaled finish in both sherries and brandies.

Thanks for the suggestion! I've developed quite a taste for brandy over the last few months.