[Sca-cooks] fortified wines

[Robert Garnett]

>Hi All,

>Perhaps, but what I'm familiar with is sherry barrels being used to age
>Scotch. At this point nothing surprises me.

Something to remember about brandy is that it is the blending makes it
great. Unlike Scotch for example, the age on a brandy bottle shows the
youngest brandy used in the blend. Good brandy will be a mix of 20, 30, 40,
50 and old brandies to make a smooth mellow product.

Duncan.