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The colour is a mid-Pu erh tea. Quite fruity on the nose and palate, including Christmas cake, figs, raisins, cloves, and orange peel cooked in a compote. There is, to round up that complex richness, a burst of warm, smooth fire on the finish. A brandy to keep close during …

A spirit gets its structure from the strength of the alcohol. As I don’t add water to my spirits – I drink mainly Single Malt, Cognac and brandy – 40% is almost always inadequate because the spirit lacks greater backbone. I am not suggesting that 40% never works, only that …

Spain produces some of the greatest brandies in the world. As they are not from Cognac, they cannot carry the designation of that French AOC. It is, however, accepted by aficionados that Spanish brandies are to die – and live – for. Carlos I Imperial XO was created in the …