Sherry Splash
This light, delicate cocktail combines the dry, salty flavor of manzanilla sherry with herbaceous gin and floral elderflower liqueur. Stir together a few of these for guests as an elegant after-dinner drink. What to buy: Manzanilla sherry, made in the coastal town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in southern Spain, is a very dry sherry with a touch of saltiness from the sea. You can find it in the wine section of well-stocked grocery or liquor stores or online.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce manzanilla sherry
- 1⁄2 ounce gin
- 1⁄2 ounce st germain elderflower liqueur
- ice cream
- lemon twist for serving
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Directions
Place a cocktail glass in the freezer to chill.
Place the sherry, gin, and elderflower liqueur in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to fill the shaker halfway. Stir briskly with a barspoon until thoroughly chilled, about 30 seconds.
Strain into the chilled cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.