Sherry Cobbler
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Amontillado or Oloroso sherry — 90 ml (3 oz)
- Simple syrup — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Fresh orange slice — 1
Method
- Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice.
- Add the sherry and simple syrup, and stir well.
- Add the orange slice, pressing it gently against the ice.
- Garnish with fresh seasonal fruit and a mint sprig.
Description: A 19th-century American classic — sherry, a touch of sugar, and plenty of crushed ice, one of the most historically significant cobblers.
Cultural Background: Enormously popular in the mid-1800s US, credited with helping introduce sherry to American drinkers and popularise both crushed ice and the drinking straw in cocktails.
Tips: Crushed ice is essential — it dilutes gently and keeps the drink very cold throughout a long sip.
Variations: Fresh berries or peach slices make excellent seasonal garnish substitutions.
Serving Suggestion: Serve over crushed ice, with a straw, garnished generously with fruit.
Nutrition: Approx. 140 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why was this so historically important?
A: It was one of the most popular drinks of mid-1800s America and is widely credited with popularising both crushed ice and the drinking straw.
- Amontillado or Oloroso sherry — 90 ml (3 oz)
- Simple syrup — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Fresh orange slice — 1
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