Pedro Ximénez

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Pedro Ximénez

Sherry enhances cocktails Manzanilla Fino Amontillado Palo Cortado Oloroso Cream Sherry Pedro Ximénez

Sherry enhances cocktails
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Pedro Ximénez

Pedro Ximénez Cocktails

Pedro Ximénez sherry mixes well with aged spirits (aged rums, añejo tequila and brandy) and is great in flip-style cocktails. Pedro Ximénez also works well as a richly flavoured substitute for syrups as it adds flavour, complexity, acidity, as well as sweetness.

A Few of My Favourite Things

Bittersweet with zesty citrus, rich sherry, cognac and faint herbal Chartreuse.

Atonement

Quinquina and spirituous spice from the whiskey and run balance the rich notes of the raisiny sherry and particularly the nutty orgeat. Dilution also seems

Betty Carter

A sherry and amaro-influenced Whiskey Sour.

Black Mesa

Pungent, funky and boozy with harmonious rum-dominated bitter sweetness.

Blue Nightcap

Two different sherries, honey and coffee combine with cognac and walnut bitters to produce an after dinner cocktail.

Chalet Cochand

Richly sweet and sour, the Chalet Cochand envelopes you in a citrusy, velvet-clad, rum-laced, fruitcake-favoured digestivo that's also enjoyable as a late-night

Cherry Velvet

Rich Pedro Ximénez sherry and Italian amaro add complexity and depth of flavour to luxurious brandy.

Chocolate, Rum & Raisin

This cocktail delivers pretty much what it says on the tin – chocolate, rum and raisin. Best enjoyed after dinner with deluxe similarly flavoured chocolate.

Christmas Pudding & Custard Cocktail

As the name suggests, this drink combines flavours reminiscent of alcoholic custard with Pedro Ximenez sherry resembling liquid Christmas pudding.

Christmas Special No. 1

A great after-dinner cocktail any time of year but particularly appropriate over the festive period due to its ingredients – Pedro Ximénez sherry tastes

Christmas Special No. 2

A Special after-dinner cocktail at any time of year but particularly appropriate over the festive period due to its ingredients, particularly Pedro Ximénez

Curiosity

Reminiscent of an Espresso Martini but with raisiny fruit and distinctive gentiane bitterness. A great after dinner sipper but don't let that stop you

Dark Side

This rye whiskey and stout Boilermaker is richly flavoured with Pedro Ximénez sherry.

Drop By Drop

Chocolate, treacle, zesty citrus and spice with faintly smoky beer.

El Viajero

Rum, coconut water and Pedro Ximénez sherry are unusual bedfellows in a cocktail but work well together and are toned by lime juice and chocolate bitters.

Fedora Sour

As David says of his drink, Much like its namesake garment, this cocktail is simultaneously sharp and smooth; and whilst it's rather cool, it's also likely

Fruit & Nut Cocktail

A rich Christmas pudding of a cocktail.

Kummel Ye Faithful

Intended to be the last drink of the night on Christmas Eve/Day, or indeed any night when you desire a cocktail to transport you to a comfy chair beside

Miss Elena

An amaro and Pedro Ximénez sherry influenced riff on Dick Bradsell's classic Espresso Martini.

Mr Kappes

Kirschwasser, aromatised wine and sherry sit together harmoniously. I amended, to reduce the volume of serve and make a tad drier in January 2022. The

Nessie cocktail

A Rob Roy (Scotch Manhattan) with walnut liqueur and Pedro Ximénez sherry.

Pour Me Another

Raisiny pedro ximénez sherry adds subtle richness to the cognac with hints of flavour from the absinthe and lemon zest. This drink benefits from generous

Prospector No.2

A Sweet Manhattan riff with rich Pedro Ximénez sherry taming bourbon and amaro adding complexity.

Quarter Deck

With flavours of prune, toffee, and maple syrup this is a complex after-dinner cocktail.

Rapscallion

Smoky island malts are tamed by the Christmas pudding flavours of pedro ximénez sherry with pastis, adding enlivening anise notes. To quote Ruby's menu,

Right-hand Twist

This spiced rum and PX sherry riff on the classic Negroni is firmly on the bitter side of bittersweet.

Ritorno Alle Radici (Back To The Roots)

Rich liquid Christmas pudding flavours of Pedro Jimenez laced with scotch whisky and balanced with subtle gentian and chocolate bitterness.

Roosevelt Cocktail #2

Rye whiskeys’ strength and spice cuts through and dries the rich sultana notes of PX sherry with the bitters, particularly the walnut bitters, adding

Rum & Raisin Espresso Martini

A hint of Pedro Ximénez sherry adds the raisin notes to this rum-based riff on Dick Bradsell's Espresso Martini.

Sherry Brandy Old Fashioned

As the name suggests, sherry shines and makes this Brandy Old Fashioned special.

Sherry Cobbler

This age old cocktail is said to have been the drink for which the waxed paper straw was invented. To quote Harry Johnson, from his 1882 Bartender's Manual,

Sherry Cocktail

Sherry-forward, backed by herbal vermouth with subtle zesty orange. (An additional orange zest twist may be too much.)

Spanish Armada

Stir well, dilution is key to this richly flavoured cocktail which has currant and dried fruit notes.

Strudel Martini

Apple and all things nice including gin, vodka, cognac and most importantly, PX sherry, which makes this dessert cocktail.

Tears in Heaven

A richly flavoured, well-balanced after-dinner cocktail.

The Beloved

A wonderfully complex marriage of cognac, distilled chocolate, rich Pedro Ximénez and banana liqueur with aromatic bitters and a dash of brine.

Tootsie Roll

As the name suggests, this spirit-forward penny chew of a cocktail tastes reminiscent of a Tootsie Roll.

Touchwood

Stirred down and boozy, this Lowland single malt-based cocktail is sweetened and made very approachable by Pedro Ximénez sherry, and awakened by a pinch

Treacle No.2

Made to appeal to drinkers who want a cocktail that tastes like Treacle. And it does.

Velvet Old Fashioned

The use of a good Pedro Ximénez sherry and achieving the correct level of dilution is key to the success of this potentially brilliant cocktail.

Velvet Touch

A spiritous and rich after dinner / late-night sipper.

William Wallace

Take a Rob Roy and switch some of the sweet vermouth for rich flavoursome PX sherry, add a dash or three of orange bitters and you've a William Wallace.