Cocktails with Fino sherry
Fino sherry is a pale, bone-dry fortified wine from Andalusia, aged under a protective layer of flor yeast.
ABV15%
Substitutes for Fino sherry
Manzanilla
The closest swap, in the same measure. It is a shade lighter and saltier.
Dry amontillado
Also works but is amber and nutty. It darkens a pale drink and adds weight.
Close but slightly sweeter. It trades the saline, nutty edge for herbs.
On the label
- fino / manzanilla
- The same biological aging under a layer of flor, the film of yeast that seals the wine from air. Manzanilla is the Sanlúcar version, where cooler, damper air keeps the flor alive all year.
- “dry”
- A fino is fermented fully dry. Bone dry is the definition of the style, not a house choice.
- solera
- Not a vintage. Wine is drawn from the bottom row of a cask stack, never more than a third of any butt, so the blend tastes the same year after year.
