Cream Sherry

Reference

Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Famous For

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Chicago Fizz

Rum, port, egg white, and soda. A fizz that sounds wrong but drinks right.

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Corsair's Dawn Flip

Dark rum and port wine shaken with egg. A pirate's breakfast in a coupe.

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Japanese Fizz

Bourbon, port, egg white, and soda. A fizz that crosses continents and centuries.

ABV15.5-22% — sweetened oloroso sherry
Sub-styles
Sweet OlorosoPale CreamRich Cream

Tasting Notes

Toffee, raisin, caramel, walnut, dried fig, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla. The Oloroso backbone should provide structure beneath the sweetness — if it's just sweet without depth, it's a cheap blend.

Brand Guide

Well

Harvey's Bristol Cream ($12-16)

Call

Lustau East India Solera ($18-25)

Premium

Williams & Humbert Canasta Cream ($22-30)

Top Shelf

Fernando de Castilla Antique ($35-50)

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The Story

Victorian England's dessert sherry, where oxidized oloroso meets Pedro Ximénez sweetness in mahogany elegance.

Drinks with Cream Sherry(8)

Chicago Fizz

1 oz Light Rum
1 oz Port Wine
0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz Soda Water
1 oz Egg White (optional)
ShakenHighball
◆◆◆◇◇2.5 min

Corsair's Dawn Flip

2 oz Dark Rum
1 oz Port Wine
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
1 each Egg
ShakenCoupe
◆◆◆◇◇1.3 min

Japanese Fizz

2 oz Bourbon
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
0.5 oz Port Wine
2 oz Soda Water
1 oz Egg White (optional)
ShakenHighball
◆◆◆◇◇1.3 min

Port Wine Cocktail

2.5 oz Port Wine
0.5 oz Brandy
StirredCoupe
◆◇◇◇◇45s

Port Wine Flip

2 oz Port Wine
1 tsp Sugar
1 each Egg
0.5 oz Cream
ShakenCoupe
◆◆◆◆◇1.3 min

Porto flip

1.5 oz Port Wine
0.5 oz Cognac
1 each Egg Yolk
ShakenCoupe
◆◇◇◇◇1.3 min