The market · Wine, vermouth and sherry · Southern Europe

Oloroso

Sherry fortified higher from the start so flor never grows, then aged with air for years — dark, nutty, tasting of walnuts and raisins, and still dry.

walnut · raisin · dry

Goes with

rye whiskeybeef stockmushroomwalnut

Knowing it

Where to buy
Dry oloroso, not 'cream' sherry, which is oloroso sweetened with PX.
Worth knowing
Use 10–15ml in a stirred whisky drink for depth, or rinse the glass with it. The sturdiest of the dry sherries once open — weeks in the fridge.

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