A bone-dry, low-proof aperitif built from fino sherry and dry vermouth, lifted with orange bitters — essentially a wine-based cousin of the Martini, and the dry-vermouth answer to the Adonis. It is most often credited to Louis Eppinger at Yokohama's Grand Hotel around 1890, though the name surfaced in American print as early as 1886, leaving its true inventor unsettled. Stirred and served up, it stays nutty, saline, and clean. The traditional 2:1 sherry-forward proportion keeps the sherry's character front and center.
Garnish: Orange Peel
Stirred · Coupe · None
add
Add the fino sherry, dry vermouth, orange bitters, and aromatic bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
stir
Stir until well chilled and lightly diluted.
strain
Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass, served up.
express
Express an orange twist over the surface.
garnish
Drop the orange twist into the glass.