Up-to-Date Sherry Cocktail

Name: Up-to-Date Sherry Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 ½ ounces rye whiskey; 1 ounce amontillado Sherry; ½ ounce orange liqueur, like Combier; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; Orange peel (for garnish)

By Kara Newman

Sherry drink called Up-to-Date Cocktail — Photo by Maddie Teren

Patrick Halloran, bar manager, Henrietta Red, Nashville

Amontillados take on a brown hue, due to extended contact with air inside the solera barrels. Compared to the crisp, saline flavors of finos and Manzanillas, amontillados deliver oxidized, nutty, umami-rich notes. It’s a popular choice for cocktails, since it’s nutty but not particularly sweet. That makes it a versatile foil for darker spirits like whiskey or aged rum.

Ingredients

1 ½ ounces rye whiskey
1 ounce amontillado Sherry
½ ounce orange liqueur, like Combier
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orange peel (for garnish)

Directions

In mixing glass, stir together all ingredients, except garnish, with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Garnish with orange peel.

Published on August 20, 2018

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