Brandy will also add some smoothness, body/mouth feel.
Brandy will add taste, not just alcohol.
Everclear is alcohol, yes, but it is not derived from wine.
Fortifying with brandy (80 proof) vs. everclear (190 proof), what are the pros and cons?
Other than you'd have to use less than half of everclear to raise it the same amount of alcohol.
I think the fact that a good commercial port has also been aged 10-20 years has something to do with it as well.
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