amontillado

[ uh-mon-tl-ah-doh, -tee-ah-; Spanish ah-mawn-tee-lyah-thaw, -yah-th aw ]

/ əˌmɒn tlˈɑ doʊ, -tiˈɑ-; Spanish ɑˌmɔn tiˈlyɑ θɔ, -ˈyɑ ðɔ /

a pale, dry Spanish sherry.

Origin of amontillado

1815–25; < Spanish, equivalent to a to, near (< Latin ad) + Montill(a) (see montilla) + -ado -ate¹

amole, amon, amon-ra, among, amongst, amontillado, amor, amor asteroid, amor patriae, amora, amoral

Palo Cortado tastes like a lovechild born from Amontillado and Oloroso.

Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades |Jordan Salcito |June 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Amontillado, a-mon-til-y′do, n. a dry or little sweet kind of sherry of a light colour and body.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
A little glass of Amontillado with the oysters, said the baron, just to flavor them!

The Woman Gives |Owen Johnson
Amontillado (a very nutty wine) is frequently added to sherries deficient in flavour.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

The Amontillado is of a straw colour only, more or less shaded according to the age it possesses.

Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 |Various
What a crowning pleasure would a glass of sherry—that Amontillado of yours—be in such a spot.

Luttrell Of Arran |Charles James Lever

amontillado

/ (əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ) /

a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino

C19: from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain