Julia Child Sherry Cocktail

Julia Child Sherry Drink
Photo courtesy ACME

Jim Kearns, beverage director, ACME, New York City

Fino is the driest, most saline style of Sherry. It’s made from high-acid Palomino grapes and aged under a blanket of yeast called flor, which protects the wine from oxidation. Fino is best well-chilled, and it especially shines in martini-style cocktails.

Cocktails for Five Sherry Styles
Ingredients
  • 2 ounces fino Sherry
  • 1 ounces Perry’s Tot Navy Strength Gin
  • 2 dashes celery bitters
  • 1 olive (for garnish)
Directions

Combine all ingredients, except garnish, in mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with olive on cocktail pick.

Published on August 20, 2018