Greek Sheroni

Name: Greek Sheroni
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Greek spirit; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Cream sherry; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Metaxa 12 Stars
3/4 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Lustau East India Solera Cream Sherry (chilled)
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Greek Sheroni contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.58% alc./vol. (49.17° proof)
22.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Cream sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created by yours truly in July 2025.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

As the name might suggest, Greek spirit and sherry replace gin and vermouth in a Negroni. And what interesting substitutions they are!

Campari Bitter 375ml - makes 16.5 cocktails
$19.99 $1.21 per cocktail Campari Bitter image

Lustau East India Solera Sherry 500ml - makes 22 cocktails
$18.99 $0.86 per cocktail

$2.07 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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