What is the difference between amontillado and sherry?

Question

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Answer 1

Amontillado is a variety of sherry. Sherries are classified according to their degree of sweetness. Amontillado is toward the dry end of the spectrum.

Answer 2

amontillado is a type of sherry.  Most people use the word Sherry to mean a sweet sherry, amontillado is less sweet and can be drunk chilled as an aperitif before a meal, when you might have a gin+tonic or martini.

Answer 3

Amontillado is a superior type of Spanish Sherry, generally fairly dry and paler than the average sherry.