Uno et Mil Solera Gran Reserva

Uno et Mil Solera Gran Reserva

Brandy: Brandy de Jerez
From: Jerez
Style: Single distillery
House: Sanchez Romate
Colour: Amber
ABV: 40%

N: Raisins, vanilla, honey, coffee, walnuts, hints of dark chocolate.

M: light body, loose, warm, astringent.

T: Bitter. Honey, dark chocolate, date honey, coffee, hints of iron filings.

F: medium. Honey, dark chocolate, coffee, black tea, hints of orange peel.

Comments:

“One in a million”, this is Sanchez Romate’s entry-level expression of Jerez brandy. It’s lighter than the older expressions, with just a little hint of rancio, presenting as a slightly metallic note on the tongue. It’s quite complex, lots of bittersweet notes, lots of fragrant, almost herbal flavours. 

A solera aging tends to produce this style in whisky, that is, a blend of ‘older’ flavour notes - like rancio and tobacco - as well as ‘younger’ flavour notes - like fruit and nuts. I do enjoy it when I can find it, but it’s relatively rare, for both whisky and brandy. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.