Carlos I Brandy De Jerez Solera Gran Reserva

Nothing coincidental about this premium Spanish Brandy, aged for more than 20 years in ex-Amontillado and ex-Oloroso casks. The story of Osborne distillery dates back over 200 years ago when in 1772, Thomas Osborne arrived in the Cádiz region and acquired bodegas in the Andalusian town of El Puerto de Santa María. In 2008, Osborne bought Carlos I, another very old Spanish brand (Old is good, kids!) with a mysterious backstory. So, apparently a cellar-master stumbled upon a handful of lost casks in 1889. (Why doesn't that happen in our cellar, we wonder...) No one knew when the casks had been filled or who had filled them. But the Brandy inside was absolutely exquisite, and it was named after the famous Spanish conqueror Carlos the First. ('cuz this Brandy would conquer the world, get it?) Carlos I Brandy is made from grapes from the best Airén grapevines. Its mellow taste, velvety texture and aromatic complexity come from the wind (the Atlantic ocean, the east and the west winds do t