Just what is Oloroso Sherry anyway?
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Oloroso is a ubiquitous name in the whisky world, with many of the most prized bottlings matured in these casks. But what about the actual wine? We have a little taste and find out, while Tim explains some aspects of the world of Sherry. Once that cats are cleared away at least...
The only channel that seems to educate us like this. Thank you.
Its interesting, its like the flavors align more with whisky. Whoever started the Sherry Cask finishing process was a genius. Great video guys!
Vermouth first, and then Sherries. The hipsters will prop up the sales of Sherry yet. I have a few sherries including Oloroso Fino, East India Solera, and Amantadillo. All similar in their nuttiness, but vastly different in a lot of other ways. Fascinating video!
... and once the listener exercised his Oloroso connoisseurship for a few weeks, he could admit to himself that, now that his palate has matured beyond the overly pronounced inclinations toward subjective sweetness, he might as well, like I did, focus more on Sherry and other forms of wine and _(which has the very practical side benefit of the additional application as a food drink)_ and drop his participation in the rather exaggerated attention given to whisky altogether. As regards the hipster wave Tim announced, I am not too worried about it since the maturity required for Sherry appreciation and in contradiction to being a hipster are; if not strictly mutually exclusive, at least in tension.
It's true, sherry is a marvellously sophisticated drink and in my opinion it still represents great value. Quality fino and manzanilla can be had for less than 10 euros in Spain. Even the top quality aged oloroso and amontillados are well priced considering the staggering complexity. I have a small second home in Andalusia and I've been able to visit some fine bodegas. The sherry world is so different to the whisky world. It's a treasure for the initiated.
I went out and bought a bottle of Oloroso simply because I wanted to know what was going on in the sherry bombs I've taken a liking to. Can't say I'm a huge fan (much prefer the syrupy sweetness of port) - but I am thankful for their casks
If only more whisky drinkers would do this.
Once your palate matures and definitely sheds the attachment to sweetness, you will actually prefer a good sherry over whiskey.
I did the same, and found it tough to drink... but can see the influence it has on the Whisky. Prefer a small pour of PX if drinking sherry, and look forward to trying more varieties to see their influence on Whisky.
@@TheSoteriologist Hmm, I doubt that very much...but I know how much you enjoy sherry. For me, it's a means to an end, and that end is Single Malt Whisky, yum yum.
@@agrainofmalt Well done. You do realise that you have done what almost none of the so called whisky review experts on RUclips have done, don't you? Good on you!
Awesome episode very educational
Well done, Well done WELL DONE!!! Gentlemen. What an excellent MUST WATCH video. Every whisky reviewer needs to talk about Sherry but, as far as I know, only Ralfy and now you have done so. So good, I watched it twice.
So uncool and out in the wilderness is this drink that it's not even defined in the Google or Microsoft Spelling dictionary. You have to add the word "Oloroso".
1:05 "I'll provide them [the whisky industry] with a little space in a sherry butt..." Actually, (as you mention later) Oloroso sherry bottled and sold comes from the Solara casks, not Casks meant for the Whisky industry. The sherry that is used to season Whisky casks is usually then turned into vinegar.
Yes, Sherry (unlike Port and port style sweet sherries) are very weird. A Hipster sherry revival? I don't think so. Unlike vinyl records where there is an intrinsic enjoyment to the experience which can be instantly recognised in every generation, sherry is, shall we say, "an acquired taste" that does not immediately appeal to today's generation, addicted to sugar which is added to absolutely everything these days, including processed meat!
Before approaching dry sherry, I'd go on a sugar free diet for 2 weeks, abstaining from breakfast cereals, confectionary, packaged processed items with corn syrup etc. Stick to basic food items. I guarantee that after two weeks you will be amazed at just how sweet and juicy an apple tastes. Then go back to your sherry.
I find regular dry sherry to be more fruity berry sweet and sour, like a plum left out in the sun, before it turns into a prune. Fino sherry is like a fruit bread dough left out in the sun and beginning to go off.
You said that "there are some quite horrifying practices going on, if you want to see some stuff, look out how FINO sherry is made, it involves mold and all kinds of stuff..." Yes, I've seen it in a kosher winery here in Israel. It made my stomach turn. I bought a bottle of their Kosher FINO because, after private tour, I felt obliged to...but it took me almost six months to open it up and even then, I could still smell that moldy yeast like a sour bread dough coming through. However, I did something clever. When the bottle was empty (actually, if truth be told, I poured a half a bottle down the sink - REALLY I did!) I filled the bottle with some Deanston Virgin Oak and the results after two months.....were simply amazing. Don't throw that empty bottle away guys.
I shouldn't have but I laughed out loud when when you said at 3:00 "The Oloroso difference is that, I supposed you'd say, is that they let the air in and so, it sits in *their* butt and it interacts with the atmosphere over many many years and takes on this colour...."
And you said that the FINO process was horrifying?
Thanks for the info as always Reb. You certainly know your Sherries!
@@TheSingleMaltReview Thank you for your honest objective opinion as to how those sherry flavours influence the whisky.
It is an absolute truism that:
*You need to know what sherry tastes like and only then will you clearly recognise its flavour influence in Single Malts.*
That's why I make it my business to get to know the different flavours of fortified wines and how they influence whisky.
I know it is of little interest to you but I sometimes come across my fellow very religious observant Jews who are usually very strict and avoid ingredients with even a slight doubt as to their kosher status, but when it comes to Single Malt Whisky brands like Macallan, Glendronach, Dalmore, Glengoyne, Glenfarclas Glenmorangie Sherry Cask, Aberlour (A'Bunadh),...which they have been drinking for years...they refuse to accept the objective fact of the flavour influence of that non-kosher sherry in the whisky.
A typical reply would be that they do indeed taste dry fruits and berry notes but it's coming from the distillation or, it's coming from the spicy European Oak (Fact Check: almost all Sherry casks are made from White American Oak grown in Spain or imported).
They then say it is certainly not coming from any actual sherry. There upon I ask them if they have ever in their lives, ever actually drank Oloroso or PX or FINO sherry? (All you hear is the sound of crickets).
@@RebMordechaiReviews Always interesting to know. In fact I (Tim) never even knew there was such a thing as kosher wine at all until I looked it up after you mentioned it in one of your comments.
Hi Reb, _"A Hipster sherry revival? I don't think so"_ Exactly, see my own OP.
Great video :) love Oloroso sherry 😄
Very interesting! Neat bit about how much shelf life post-opening that Olorosso sherry has because of a pre-saturated degree of oxidization. I may just have to try one of these!
That was an enjoyable time spent watching. I've enjoyed watching you guys the last few years. While I'm not making video's as of late, my FaceBook group has sprouted wings. Not sure if you guys are on FB and if you are you may very well be in my group. If not, I encourage to join and participate. We're over 31,000 strong now and your knowledge and passion would be appreciated and you might even enjoy yourselves. It's called, Scotch Addict
Appreciate what you two do
We do have a Facebook group but we don't do a great deal with it. Dave will occasionally put up a nice bit of whisky related photography. facebook.com/singlemaltreview/
I always wondered about this vital component to my favorite drink.
At university I drank Jamesons and Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry. Cream sherry is of course a blended sherry so what this was, is a blend of PX, Amontillado and Oloroso. Obviously quite sweet in comparison. I think I will probably pick up some oloroso sherry (note: bank balance might put me off for a few months), for an experience (as I've recently taken to several Oloroso cask whiskies).
I wanted to say that sherry is heavily underrated, I thought after trying many more good whiskies that sherry especially a blended sherry like this would be rather boring. Yet it's not, it's really nice to drink.
Sherry is commonly seen as an old person drink but I'm not sure why it hasn't become popular considering how awful most gin is to be honest. Sherry used to be really popular especially in England so it's a bit sad, especially since I believe an awful lot of sherry is actually just poured away.
Good stuff guys!
I love Oloroso sherry. I dont get why it is so underrated.
Absolutely LOVE sherries (Alvears Cream is a favorite), but cognacs too….just my preference. Not a fan of most non/unfortified wines, & beers, etc. Guess everyone’s palette is different.😊
Interesting as always, guys. On another subject: what do you think about the wetting of corks in whisky bottles. While everyone seems to agree that bottles should be stored vertically, there’s disagreement on whether the bottles should be put on their side periodically to to stop the cork drying out and subsequently breaking when the bottle is opened for the first time.
Well, as you say the only benefit to wetting the cork is to stop it from suffering damage over time. But that said I've seen plenty of old bottles that have been stored upright their entire lives and I've never encountered a significantly damaged cork. On the other hand I have encountered two bottles that were spoiled because the cork was tainted and because they were stored on their side, that passed into the whisky. So that's a store upright from me!
Very interesting. It would be helpful if could tell us what you’re drinking in the video description. Thanks.
It's the entry level oloroso by the Barbadillo bodega from Sanlucar de Barremeda. That particular bodega do a couple of other oloroso bottlings that are far better.
Sherry name notwithstanding, can I lure anyone into my cellar?
First! And, more cats, please.
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