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Answer for the clue "Semisweet sherry ", 7 letters:
oloroso

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n. A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.

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Oloroso ("scented" in Spanish ) is a variety of fortified wine ( sherry ) made in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles and produced by oxidative aging . It is normally darker than Amontillado . Oloroso is usually dark and nutty. Unlike the Fino and Amontillado sherries, ...

Usage examples of oloroso.

Lybster, after discussing with Sir William the respective merits of Bristol Milk, Oloroso, and Manzanilla, had departed, Sir William had refilled his glass, and was feeling in charity with the world.

He seemed prepared to sit over that dark oloroso sherry all evening, starting sentences and leaving them unfinished, looking up at his son with the evasiveness of a conspirator, one, that is, involved in a conspiracy to which no one has confessed.

It was rich dark oloroso, a fresh bottle though the cork had been pulled.