Sherry Cobbler
CLASSIC · AMONTILLADO SHERRY

Sherry Cobbler

The Sherry Cobbler is one of the great classic American cocktails of the 19th century - a simple, elegant build of sherry, citrus, and sugar over crushed ice that helped popularize the drinking straw.

Ingredients
Superfine Sugar5 ml
Orange Quarter Wheel
Lemon Quarter Wheel
Fresh Berries
Orange Quarter Wheel
Lemon Quarter Wheel
Crushed Ice
Glassware
Julep cup
Chilled.
Flavor
BODYSWEETFRUITACIDHEATSMOKEEARTHBITTER

Caramel · Honey · Lemon · Oak · Orange

Estimated profile

Method
  1. 1

    Add the amontillado sherry, palo cortado sherry, and superfine sugar to a cocktail shaker.

  2. 2

    Add 2 quarter-wheel pieces each of fresh orange and lemon.

  3. 3

    Fill the shaker with ice and shake briskly for 8–10 seconds.

  4. 4

    Strain into a julep cup packed with crushed ice.

  5. 5

    Garnish with fresh seasonal berries and a quarter wheel each of orange and lemon.

  6. 6

    Serve with straws.

From the Bartender

Blending amontillado and palo cortado sherries gives this cobbler both nutty richness and a dry, complex backbone - a simple split that elevates the drink well beyond a single-sherry version. The Sherry Cobbler's mid-1800s popularity is widely credited with making the drinking straw mainstream.

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