Category: sherry
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Sherry, As Simply as I can Describe It
A concise-ish description of the sherry cocktails from a story I published in 2011.
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Sulfur Control in Sherry Casks Headed to Midleton Distillery
How the makers of Jameson and Redbreast keep whiskey-ruining sulfur out of their barrels.
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Why Sherry Cask Whiskies are Aged in Spanish Oak But Sherry is Aged in American Oak Casks
Answering a lingering question about the type of oak barrels used in Jerez for sherry exported to Scotland to age scotch whisky.
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More Than 40 Drink Books Published in 2014 for Reading or Gifting
This has been a great year for cocktails and spirits books- tons have come out, and the majority are written by well-respected bartenders and other experts. Here are more than 40 books to consider for your holiday gifting or reading for your own enjoyment.
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A Handy Chart for Categorizing Sherry
In my talk on sherry at Tales of the Cocktail, I was trying to summarize sherry in a way that makes it easy to understand what is in the bottles you find on shelves. I think the three slides below get us pretty close (though I had 90 slides during the talk!). The last chart…
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Sherry is to Tequila as Vermouth is to Whiskey
Sherry and tequila are showing up together on more and more cocktail menus. I wrote a story about that in the Sunday, February 20th San Francisco Chronicle. (Del Rio cocktail by Josh Harris of the Bon Vivants. Photo: Craig Lee) More drinks including Tequila and SherryCamper English, Special to The Chronicle Sherry and Tequila are…
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Sherry, Reconsidered in the Los Angeles Times Magazine
**Update: This story is no longer on the LA Times Magazine website, so I have pasted it here. In yesterday's LA Times Magazine I have a huge feature on sherry. (photographs by Nigel Cox) As a wine category, sherry has practically everything going for it: a tremendous range of flavors, a rich history dating…
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Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana
In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana, which is located in Sanlucar de Barrameda. (La Gitana is their most famous brand. It's a manzanilla; similar to fino but aged in Sanlucar.) (The bodegas were wonderfully old, moldy, and dusty.) (One of the…
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Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Lustau
In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Lustao. (Barrels in the Lustau bodega.) (The vinegar aging room smelled heavenly. I'd love to go back and just study vinegar.) (These new casks are being prepared for Jameson Irish whisky that is aged in ex-sherry casks.…