Bristol Cream
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Harveys' Bristol Cream is a leading Spanish sherry, which has been imported into and bottled in Bristol in the United Kingdom since 1796 by Harveys of Bristol.
Contrary to popular belief, Cream Sherry is so called not because of any dairy ingredients. So the story goes, in the 1860s, a lady visitor to the cellars was given a taste of a new blend of sherry. When compared to Bristol Milk, she said, "If that be Milk, then this is Cream." The enterprising Harveys named the new blend "Cream Sherry" accordingly.
Additionally, it is a business colloquialism that refers to Bristol's most successful corporate brokerage house - Harvey's International. Playing on the similarity of name and successful service, many clients regard Harvey's as the "Cream of Bristol".
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