Brandy Majestad Sancho
Brandy Majestad Sancho advertisements illustrated by Enrique Gil Guerra under the pen name "Nike"; the archive holds 2 pieces.
Bodega founded in 1866; Majestad brand active mainly in the 1950s–1960s
Bodegas Sancho Hermanos was founded in El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz) in 1866 by the Sancho brothers, and was reorganised as A. & A. Sancho S.A. around 1914 under the management of Alfonso and Antonio Sancho Mateos. Brandy Majestad Solera Reservada was one of its flagship products, sold in bottles with the eighty-céntimo tax seal characteristic of the 1950s. The bodega had an international reach, with agencies in Paris, Bordeaux, London and New York, and Alfonso Sancho was a founding member of the Regulatory Council of the Jerez-Xeres-Sherry Designation of Origin. The brand became well known enough to sponsor the professional cycling team “Brandy Majestad”, which competed in 1960 and 1961 and won stages in the 1960 Vuelta a España.
Sources: Bodegas Sancho S.A. — Jerez-Xeres-Sherry blogAntigua botella Brandy Majestad Solera Reservada, Bodegas A. & A. Sancho S.A. — TodocolecciónBrandy Majestad (equipo ciclista) — Wikipedia
