L'Art du Shaker by Dominique Migliorero (1925, p.74)
| 2 dash | Angostura bitters | base |
| 2 dash | curacao — Curacao | modifier |
| 1 glass | dry sherry — Dry sherry | modifier |
- Stir cold and serve.
Xeres Cocktail
A sherry cocktail sharpened with Angostura and curacao.
Variants (2)
Barflies and Cocktails by Harry McElhone and Wynn (1927, p.86) — Dry sherry
| 1 dash | orange bitters — Orange Bitters | base |
| 1 dash | peach bitters — Peach Bitters | bitter |
| 1 glass | dry sherry — Dry Sherry | modifier |
| 1 dash | Gomme syrup — Gomme Syrup | sweetener |
- Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.
This matters because it preserves another named dry-sherry aperitif witness in the late McElhone canon.
See also: Sherry Cocktail, Bamboo Cocktail