Friday, September 4, 2020

Corman Collins 50 Year Old Spanish Brandy

Review by Patrick:

Nose: Insanely dense. Sweet PX sherry smacks you in the face with rich chocolate and currant jelly. After a bit of air, some of that tart fruit comes in which reminds you that you smell a brandy and not just sherry.

Taste: Dark chocolate, almonds, dried apricot, dates. The mouthfeel is uncharacteristically thick for a brandy of this proof, which likely speaks to the amount of sherry influence

Finish: Coffee, toffee, licorice. Just a hint of green apple. It lacks in length but not bitter or unbalanced.

While not a surprise that this is a sherry head’s brandy, it’s worth noting that this is certainly a brandy and tastes nothing like heavily sherried malt. The whole experience is pleasant, though I do find myself wishing that both the distillate could speak more to me and that the finish lasted a little longer. All that said, I found the whole experience pleasant (as a sherried malt lover myself) without any glaring weaknesses.

B (for sherry lovers)


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