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Tio Pepe|ˈtiːəʊ ˈpɛpeɪ|
[a. Sp., lit. ‘Uncle Joe’; cf. Tia Maria.]
The proprietary name of a dry Spanish fino sherry. A glass or drink of this.
1886Trade Marks Jrnl. 15 Sept. 953 Tio Pepe... Gonzalez, Byass, & Co.,..London, E.C.; Wine and Spirit Merchants. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 95/1 ‘Tio Pepe’, very dry, delicate—per doz. botts...48/6. 1920G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-Bk. ii. 18 Some of the finer kinds are really supernacular—the best ‘Tio Pepe’, for instance. 1943G. Greene Ministry of Fear ii. i. 115 He..took out a glass and a bottle of sherry... ‘Tio Pepe,’ Digby said. 1955N. Fitzgerald House is Falling xi. 177 They had brought in a bottle of Tio Pepe to keep them company. 1968Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Apr. 141/2 Gonzalez Byass & Co. Limited..Tio Pepe..For Wines..First use 1905. 1976H. MacInnes Agent in Place xvii. 182 Tony ordered a Tio Pepe. |