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oloroso|ɒləˈrəʊsəʊ|
[Sp. oloroso fragrant.]
A type of dry or medium sherry; a glass of such sherry.
1876H. Vizetelly Facts about Sherry v. 46 The olorosos..are deeper in colour than the amontillados. 1888[see fino]. 1908C. E. Hawker Chats about Wine vii. 105 There are several varieties of Sherry..the ‘fino’..and the ‘Oloroso’. 1920G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-Bk. ii. 20 One might jangle a long time on Montillas and Olorosos. 1935‘R. Hull’ Keep it Quiet iv. 34 It seemed best..to let them try the proposed new Oloroso... Both..pronounced the new sherry to be disgusting. 1955W. Gaddis Recognitions i. i. 59 He seemed prepared to sit over that dark oloroso sherry all evening. 1961[see amontillado a]. 1966Harper's Bazaar Mar. 105 Oloroso, the darker, fuller style of sherry which, although dry in the natural state, is almost invariably sweetened for export. 1972Times 20 Oct. 4/6 (Advt.), A very old, rich oloroso cream sherry. 1974Times 23 Feb. 13/5 In Jerez, the producers like to start the day with a glass of natural dry oloroso. 1976Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 17 [Yesterday] it [sc. the High Court] gave the sherry producers of the Jerez district of Spain what they had sued to obtain in 1970—exclusive right in Britain to use the descriptions amontillado, oloroso and fino. |