Name: Sherry Wood
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 45 ml Amontillado sherry; 2.5 ml White balsamic; 10 ml Maple syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Sherry Wood
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Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
0.08 oz	White balsamic vinegar
¹⁄₃ oz	Maple syrup
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olive.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered olive.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Gin and sherry enriched by maple syrup and sharpened with a little balsamic.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by María Piscopo at Madrid's 1862 Dry Bar, where we discovered this as the second on the bar's "signature" cocktails menu in January 2025.

Nutrition:

One serving of Sherry Wood contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
20.72% alc./vol. (20.72° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Angel San José Marin

21st February at 12:17

Cocktail de mi compañera María en el 1862 dry bar
Cuando lo probe enseguida pensé que es un cóctel que tiene que estar en las mejores barras del mundo
Gran barman y enamorada del jerez como yo

Simon Difford

22nd February at 13:18

Agreed. I've added María's name. Credit where credit is due!

John Weber

21st February at 05:40

Had to improvise: Beefeater; had no Amontillado so used Lustau Oloroso (1/2) & PX (1/2); a fig/vanilla balsamic and birch syrup in place of maple. Anxious to make one true to the recipe, but this one was outstanding--lush and balanced.

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