Fundador Fine Solera Sherry Casks Spanish Brandy, 1L

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The maturation in sherry casks and the careful process by which this winery, truly expert in its task, carries out until it reaches the final product years of history and tradition have led to this award winning collection of Brandy de Jerez, aged in the finest sherry casks at the oldest Jerez winery

Fundador is the market-leading Spanish grape brandy. Made using Airen and Palomino grapes, Fundador (literally 'Founder') was the first brand marketed as a 'Brandy de Jerez and is aged in a sherry-soaked Solera. Fundador is probably the most iconic brand of sherry brandy, produced by the legendary Pedro Domecq. Its name means founder and this is well chosen because in 1874 it was the first brand ever to be marketed as Brandy de Jerez . Obviously there is written evidence of distillation in Spain in the 16th century (with the first tax imposed in 1580) – the art of distillation itself was introduced in Andalusia in the 8th century, then probably only for medicinal purposes.Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier to the Sherry wine stores of Don Pedro Domecq – The Illustrated London News, 1849 Taste: harmonious and smooth; vigorous, full-bodied, and vinous. Remarkable and pleasant persistence.

Elegant, smooth and delicate brandy, aged and finessed in Sherry Casks seasoned with exclusive Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso wines. The ideal temperature to enjoy it is cool, between 10 and 15 degrees, and it can be drunk with coke or on its own, with ice. The best times to drink it are as an aperitif with dried fruit and nuts or at the end of a meal with dessert. Nose: fruitcake notes with a slight pungency of oak spices. It’s smooth with no rough edges but on the other hand there’s little to get excited about. Complexity is fairly low.Fundador was the first brand of brandy in Spain and it still lives on today, even though Domecq was sold So, Fundador is a brand with a lot of history, but nowadays also a very high-volume producer with different ages and different levels of quality under one umbrella, I would say. Currently they produce a whole range of Fundador brandies, from light spirit drinks (which don’t follow the regulations of the D.O. Brandy de Jerez) over the classic Fundador Solera and double matured versions to the Fundador Supremo series which includes 12, 15 and 18 year-old expressions matured in different types of sherry casks. There’s also a Solera Gran Reserva Fundador Exclusivo. Fundador Sherry Cask Solera, a legend born in the oldest bodega in Jerez and whose aging in sherry casks gives it unique nuances. Smell: complex but balanced aroma, we can perceive notes of noble wood and a constant reflection of the vinosity provided by its careful maturation process.