holandas
From The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails
, the Spanish term for high wines (the word points to the Dutch influence in Iberian distilling), is applied to the pot-still distillate that constitutes the highest-quality component in the blending of brandy de Jerez. See also brandy de Jerez; distillate; high wines;, still, pot.
This definition is from The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails, edited by David Wondrich (Editor-in-Chief) and Noah Rothbaum (Associate Editor).