Sherry Cobbler Cocktail Recipe
Sherry, sugar and orange shaken over crushed ice and buried in fruit — light enough to drink in the afternoon.
- Category: New Era Drinks
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Dry sherry90 ml (3 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Fresh orange juice20 ml (0.7 oz)
How to Make It
- Shake all ingredients briefly with ice.
- Pour into a tall glass filled with crushed ice.
- Top with more crushed ice.
- Bury the top in orange slices, berries and mint.
Garnish
Orange slice, berries and mint
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, fruit notes come forward, it drinks cool and easy and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Dry sherry
- Dry sherry, fino or manzanilla. It spoils like wine: a week in the fridge once opened. It brings a saline, almond-like note and adds depth without adding strength.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Fresh orange juice
- Fresh orange juice. Carton juice is sugar-adjusted, so it sweetens the drink and drops its acidity; when you squeeze your own, pull back a little on the syrup.
The Story
The drink that popularised the drinking straw in 1830s America, and for a time the most popular cocktail in the country.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Sherry Cobbler mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a highball glass.
- How strong is a Sherry Cobbler?
- Roughly 12% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Sherry Cobbler be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Sherry Cobbler hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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