Club Cocktail (Embury's recipe)

Serve in a Martini glass...
1½	fl oz	Fino sherry
1½	fl oz	Warre's Otima 10yo tawny port
1	dash	Angostura Orange Bitters

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Dry and incredibly aromatic. A perfect aperitif.

About:

In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David A. Embury writes, "Perhaps it would not be too much of an exaggeration to say there are as many Club Cocktails as there are clubs." The above recipe is adapted from Embury's book.

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