Cocktails with Palo Cortado sherry
Palo Cortado is a rare style of sherry with the aroma of an amontillado but the body and depth of an oloroso.
ABV18%
Substitutes for Palo Cortado sherry
It sits between the two neighboring styles — the nose of one, the body of the other — so either of them covers half of it. Neither reaches the combination, which is why the style is rare and priced accordingly.
On the label
- palo cortado
- The in-between style. It starts under flor like a fino, loses it, and finishes oxidatively like an oloroso — keeping the finesse of the first and the body of the second.
- “dry”
- 1 to 4 grams of sugar per liter, the same band as amontillado and oloroso.
- VOS / VORS
- Certified average age: VOS is 20 years, VORS is 30.
Often confused with
A lighter body under the same nutty nose, and the drink keeps the aroma and loses the weight, so stir it a touch less when you swap.
