Near the end of my 5-night-stay in Sevilla, I took a sherry tasting tour with Shawn Hennessy. Highly recommended! The tour consisted only of me, Shawn, and a couple of cheesemakers from Lancashire. The setting was perfect: Hijos de E. Morales, a few steps from the Cathedral. This bar celebrated its 175th anniversary recently and it’s still in the hands of the Morales family. This could be a film set–just oozing atmosphere.
We arrived at the 12:30pm opening time and within minutes, the back room (where we sat on tables overlooking by giant old ceramic wine vats (tinajas, thank you, Maribel!) lettered with the many dishes turned out by the kitchen upstairs; the Morales family still makes wine, in Castilla-La Mancha.)
We tasted quite a range of different varieties of sherry, each one explained by Shawn and paired with food. I did not expect the food to be so great!! The tasting lasted about two hours and not only did I learn so much, but I ate extremely well!!
Here are a few photos:
Trio of gentlemen in the rear bar area, where our tastings took place:
Front facade:
More to come, soon:
