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>>15019747
Aside from the obvious, they taste very different compared to Cognac or Armagnac. The grape varietals used are different, with Cognac using Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Folle Blanche, and Armagnac using those three as well as Baco. Brandy de Jerez is made from the Airén grape.
Another difference is the aging process:

>The Solera, (bottom-most tier), is where the most mature Brandy is kept. It is from the Solera where the Brandy is extracted to be bottled.
>The age of the Brandy decreases as you move from the Solera to the uppermost Criadera (the 8th Criadera with the barrels that sit right at the top of the structure).
>A maximum of only one third of the contents is extracted from each barrel that forms the Solera. This process is known as the “saca.”
>The brandy taken during the saca is replenished with the same quantity of slightly younger brandy from the 1st Criadera, which in turn is replenished with the same quantity of younger brandy from the 2nd Criadera etc.