Classics
A low-proof classic with the poise of a stirred cocktail: nutty, herbal, and dry enough to wake up the palate before dinner.
Reference: Jacques Straub · 1914 · Open source page ↗ · Scale it, save it, or twist it below.
Ingredients
Dry sherry and sweet vermouth tuned with orange bitters.
Taste: toasted almond · red herbs · orange peel · dry finish
Fino or amontillado sherry
45ml
Sweet vermouth
30ml
Orange bitters
2 dashes
1ml
Aromatic bitters
1 dash
1ml
How to make it
Stir all ingredients with plenty of cold ice until crisp and silky.
Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass.
Express a thin lemon peel over the surface and place it on the rim.
Source: DosVermuts adaptation of Jacques Straub, Drinks (1914), p. 18 · A trusted classic — make it as-is, scale it, or twist it.
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