Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl
★★★★★ 5.0 (1 review)Pour this over a couple of ice cubes, drop in a slice of orange, and you've got the easiest after-dinner win in the house. It's deep amber, properly sweet, all raisin and toffee and toasted walnut, the kind of glass you sip slowly while the night winds down. The world's best-selling cream sherry, and once you taste it you get why. No fuss, no occasion needed. Just rich, smooth and ready when you are.
First whiff is dried fruit and caramel, a little roasted-nut warmth, the smell of something cosy. Then the sip lands soft and full, sweet but never sticky: think raisins, fig, sticky toffee, a walnut edge at the back. It's smooth and velvety the whole way down, finishing long with a faint spice. Sweet wine that drinks like a treat, not a sugar bomb.
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Where it's from
Harveys started life back in 1796 as a wine merchant in Bristol, England, but the wine itself is pure Jerez, Spain. Bristol Cream came along in 1882, a blend of over thirty different sherries: dry Fino and Amontillado, nutty Oloroso, and sweet Pedro Ximénez from sun-dried grapes, all matured in American oak through the slow solera system where younger wine is topped into older. The name? Legend says a visiting aristocrat tasted it next to Harveys' lighter 'Bristol Milk' and declared, 'If that is the Milk, then this must be the Cream.' It stuck.
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- What is the price of Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl?
Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl is KSh 2,869 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl taste like?
Deep, sweet and smooth. Expect raisin, fig, toffee and toasted walnut, with dried fruit and caramel on the nose and a long velvety finish. Rich without being cloying.
- What is the ABV of Harveys Bristol Cream?
It's 17.5% ABV, a fortified wine, so a fair bit stronger than regular table wine. Sip it slow.
- How do I serve it?
Over ice with a slice of orange, or neat and lightly chilled (around 10-13°C) in a small glass. After opening, keep it in the fridge and it'll last for weeks.
- What food pairs with Harveys Bristol Cream?
It loves dark chocolate, blue cheese, salted nuts, fruitcake and sticky desserts. Try it poured over vanilla ice cream too.
- Where is Harveys Bristol Cream from?
The wine is made and aged in Jerez, Spain. The Harveys name comes from a Bristol, England wine merchant founded in 1796.
- Is it sweet or dry?
Sweet. It's a cream sherry, a blend of dry and nutty sherries finished with sweet Pedro Ximénez. Easily the smoothest sweet bottle to keep on the shelf.
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Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,869. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.