Sherry Followup From A Fellow Tippler

Apropos of our recent sherry tasting, Humpday Tippler Craig passes along this field report . . .

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After indulging in seven sherries at the Humpday Tipplers club last week, I was inspired to break out a bottle of special sherry I had been saving — Alvear Fino Montilla:

I bought it a few months ago at Astor Wine after finally spending some time in their extensive sherry section. In Granada earlier this year we tasted a lot of sherries, but we were too busy enjoying the free tapas to take notes or pay too close attention to the details of the nose, taste, etc. It tasted good and went great with food, so that’s all we needed to know. Plus, at 1.20 Euro a glass it’s easy to get a little drunkypants, so who has time to keep track of how it feels on your palate? Here’s some tapas of tiny omelets with a couple of glasses of sherry at Bodegas Espadafor in Granada:

But after tasting the whole range of sherries from Fino to Amontillado to Oloroso at the Humpday survey, my palate is much more tuned in to the subtleties of this excellent drink. The Alvear Fino Montilla from Astor was crisp and extremely dry like most Finos with a very quick finish. It had a fruity aroma with a hint of funkiness. It was a little different than anything we tried with the club, it but still had that distinctive Fino essence. And as an aperitif, it was perfect with a few bites of Marcona almonds, olives, and cheese.

So I’m officially sold on sherry. From now on our bar will always be stocked with a bottle of top quality sherry at all times. You never know when that tapas craving will hit.

–CN