Monday, April 20, 2020

Sherry & 7 and Sherry Twist #3

Sometimes a cocktail is known by more than one name, especially when it is simple and easy to riff on. The Sherry & 7 makes a lot of sense. It is a soft, before dinner drink that makes the best of its two ingredients. The maraschino cherry (one of those ice cream topping cherries) perfectly ties in the oak of the whiskey. It's a simple pleasure like so many Seagram's 7 cocktails.

Why we need three Sherry Twist cocktails, however, is beyond me. To change it up, I used MurLarkey Heritage whiskey for its "old country" corn whiskey taste. Incidentally it is white wine cask finished, so Heritage pairs well with fino sherry. The lemon twist is perfect here to tame the Heritage's assertive bite and tie it in to the citrus scent of the sherry.

Sherry & 7
  • 1 1/2 oz. Seagram's 7 Crown whiskey 
  • 3/4 oz. dry sherry (Lustau fino used)
  • maraschino cherry
 Stir liquors in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry.

Sherry Twist #3
  • 1 1/2 oz. blended whiskey (MurLarkey Heritage used)
  • 3/4 oz. dry sherry (Lustau fino used)
  • lemon twist
Stir liquors in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a thinly peeled lemon zest.

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