Sherry - Pedro Ximenez

Core

Jerez de la Frontera / Spain, Montilla-Moriles / 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.

ABV15-17%. Lower than Oloroso because the extreme sugar density limits fermentation.
Sub-styles
Pedro XimenezAged PX (solera-dated)

Tasting Notes

Raisin, date, fig, molasses, dark chocolate, Christmas cake, coffee, treacle. Almost black in color. Viscosity ranges from syrupy to nearly solid in very old examples. Finish is long, sweet, and enveloping.

Brand Guide

Well

Lustau San Emilio PX ($14-18)

Call

Gonzalez Byass Nectar PX ($18-25)

Premium

Alvear PX Solera 1927 ($25-40)

Top Shelf

Toro Albala Don PX Gran Reserva ($50-200+). Alvear from Montilla-Moriles makes some of the greatest PX wines in the world

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The Story

Sun-dried raisins pressed into liquid treacle. The sweetest thing Jerez ever made.

Drinks with Sherry - Pedro Ximenez(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