The recipe
- 1½ ozAmontillado sherry45 ml
- 1½ ozPalo cortado sherry45 ml
- 1 tspSuperfine sugar
- ½Orange wheel, cut in quarters
- ½Lemon wheel, cut in quarters
How to make it
- 1Shake the sherry, sugar and the citrus quarters with ice.
- 2Strain into a julep cup filled with crushed ice.
- 3Garnish and serve with a straw.
Garnish: Fresh berries and a quarter wheel each of orange and lemon.
The ratio
14 : 1
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