Hi Chowhounds: I’m looking for a bay area liquor store that has Cardenal Mendoza Spanish brandy. K&L and BevMo don’t seem to stock it. I’d like to start trying out the Jerez brandies, had a delicious few glasses...

All that glitters is not Cognac or Armagnac.

Cardenal Mendoza brandy is also very unique, aged in sherry barrels and has a rich dense sherry backbone to it.

Sweet lemon juice sounds like lemonade. Spanish brandies: Carlos I, Cardenal Mendoza, Gran Duque de Alba and Osborne. Try this: “Sevillana Sangria” makes 1 pitcher 1 bottle of Montecilla (Spanish wine) 1 small can of...

Darroze 1973 Domaine Dupont Bas-Armagnac; — Francis Darroze 1964 Domaine de Petit Bidouze Bas-Armagnac; — Sanchez Romate "Cardenal Mendoza" Brandy de Jerez; — Familal Louis Dupont Calvados Pays d’Auge Hors...

Chocolateria San Gines (http://gerrydawesspain.blogspot.com/2005/01/chocolaterachurrera-san-gines-madrid.html), not to be missed. Ask for a Spanish brandy such as Gran Duque de Alba or Cardenal Mendoza and put a little spoonful...

. Zaachila would be a good choice if you’re in the Ocotlan, San Martin and or/ San Bartolome areas. If you’re going out to Teotitlan del Valle then you must eat at Tlamanalli (which I think I’ve spelled wrong),...

" in México, DF. A tall glass of café con leche, (brewed in an urn!) is pretty good in the morning, with some pan dulce, at Bisquets, Bisquets de Obregón. For a better experience even, try El Cardenal. Actually, I LOVED their...