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Consumption
recommendations

As a digestive after a meal

For the consumption of CR&F Reserve in celebrations among family and friends, at home or in your favourite restaurant, we suggest the usual balloon glass, upholding the tradition at the table.
The older brandies taste better drop by drop.
For the consumption of older brandies: CR&F Reserve Extra and CR&F 125 years – a tulip glass to allow for a greater concentration of aromas and to release them more gradually, so that you can savour the moment even more.
Use your first sense, your sight, for the tears that result from the body of the brandy, the alcohol, and reflect our experience in the art of making brandies.
We also recommend that you drink it at room temperature.
Then place a drop on your lips first to prepare your palate and let the other senses do their job. Try the countless combinations: on the one hand, light; on the other rich, and intense. Combinations that awaken memories and experiences from times past. CR&F is the timelessness of the moment.

Matching brandies at the table

The future takes us to many possibilities and pairing food and brandies is a memorable experience. Enhancing each aroma and each note, providing a sensory experience for an explosion of flavours.

The technique of pairing your dish with a CR&F brandy can be put into practice starting from the basics – understanding the similarity or contrast between the different flavours. The second step is experimenting in order to find the best combination.

We recommend pairing it with red meats, excellent seafood, and desserts with rich chocolate, caramel or roasted nuts.

Brandies and Oysters

This experience is undeniably a winning association for Carvalho, Ribeiro & Ferreira. Combined with the finest oysters, CR&F Reserve Extra expresses its full, pure and unadulterated personality.

The subtle ocean notes of each oyster allow each note of the brandy to shine, revealing its complex aromatic expression.
This perfect union is a timeless pleasure of sensations on the palate.

Brandies and Red Meat

Here the texture seduces the palate. The tender, soft meat with a slightly salty texture from the Parmesan, which melts in the mouth and echoes the soft texture of the brandy. An experience on the palate with a fine, lingering aftertaste that sets off a vibrancy of textures to delight the palate in a unique way.
You can also try it with a Cocktail Manhattan – a classic cocktail that never disappoints.

Brandies
and Desserts

One of the best combinations at the end of a meal. An explosion of textures and aromas. Combined with the most bitter dark chocolate, including those with nutty, floral or fruity notes, by simply adding CR&F, you will have a unique experience. The brandy expresses all its complexity here, adding richness to the moment.
You can also try it with an Cocktail Old Fashioned – one of the most famous cocktails in the world.
Further suggestions

Irreverent brandy
cocktails

To experience the unique character of a CR&F Brandy in an audacious mix is in itself a whole new experience.
CR&F Cantaloupe
Created with CR&F Reserve
CR&F Watermelon
Created with CR&F Reserve Extra
CR&F Sparkling
Created with CR&F Grape marc spirit
CR&F Manhattan
Created with CR&F Reserve
CR&F Old Fashioned
Created with CR&F Reserve Extra
There are countless cocktails in which CR&F can surprise, renew and transform occasions into celebrations.

From the traditional cocktails to the irreverent ones, from the most aromatic and refreshing to the variations of warm drinks in winter, bartenders are starting to discover the appeal of brandies to make the most varied cocktails.

Storage Recommendations

Keep any bottle of CR&F brandy at the ideal temperature of 12ºC to 13ºC.

After opening, any bottle has consumption limits because despite its alcoholic richness, the oxidation of the aromas will not guarantee the initial quality standard. We recommend consuming within one year after opening.
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