Sherry - all dry to medium sherries

Reference

Jerez triangle / Spain

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.

ABV15-22%. Spans the full dry Sherry range.

Sub-styles

Fino Manzanilla Amontillado Dry Oloroso Palo Cortado

Tasting Notes

Fino: yeast, almond, salt. Amontillado: hazelnut, toffee, dried orange. Oloroso: walnut, leather, mahogany. Palo Cortado: all of the above in tension. Each style has its own vocabulary — learn all five.

Brand Guide

Fino: Tio Pepe ($12). Manzanilla: La Gitana ($14). Amontillado: Lustau Los Arcos ($18). Oloroso: Lustau Don Nuño ($20). Palo Cortado: Lustau Peninsula ($22). The entire dry sherry range costs less than one bottle of decent Burgundy.