Sherry Sour

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Serve in

Old-fashioned glass...
2 fl oz Palo cortado sherry
¾ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
½ fl oz Pasteurised egg white
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Palo cortado sherry image Freshly squeezed lemon juice image Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water) image Pasteurised egg white image

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

Comment:

The huge flavour of sherry is freshened by lemon juice and rounded by egg white.

About:

Discovered in 2007 at Suba, New York City, USA.

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