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palo cortado

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palo cortado [ˈpæləʊ kɔrˈtɑdəʊ]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a rich, dry sherry
[Spanish, literally: crossed stick (referring to the classification system in which butts of palo cortado are marked with a vertical line and one or more horizontal lines)]


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For the ultimate dry sherry experience, try their almost balsamic Palo Cortado Viejisimo from Gutierrez Colosia (pounds 18.
Amontillado and Palo Cortado are wines where the flor died and oxygen got at the wine; Fino and Manzanilla are wines where they didn't, which explains why they are the freshest and lightest styles.
We tasted, amongst others, palo cortado which I was told is the finest sherry of the lot.
 
 
 
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