Sherry Cobbler（シェリー・コブラー）
Sherry, sugar, orange over crushed ice — the drink that invented the straw.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Amontillado Sherry | 45 ml |
| Palo Cortado Sherry | 45 ml |
| Superfine sugar | 1 tsp |
| Orange wheel | 0.5 pc |
| Lemon wheel | 0.5 pc |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
9 : 9 : 1
- 01
Combine sherry, sugar and 2 quarter wheels each of orange and lemon in a shaker with ice, shake briskly, strain into a Julep cocktail cup filled with crushed ice.
Garnish — Garnish with fresh berries, ¼ wheel each orange and lemon. Serve with straws.
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 45Moderate
- Sourness*
- 40Moderate
- Bitterness
- 15Faint
- Fruitiness
- 55Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 35Light
- Crisp
- 55Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
In print since the 1840s — the cobbler was the drink that taught the world to love crushed ice. Charles Dickens put it in 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1844). Sherry was the spec; brandy and wine variants followed.
Use amontillado for dryness; oloroso if you want it sweeter.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Lustau — amontillado
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- The Bar-Tender's Guide
Thomas, Jerry, 1830-1885 · 1887 · Book
- Take 1 table-spoonful of fine white sugar.
- 1 slice of orange, cut up into quarters.
- 2 small pieces of pineapple.
- Fill the glass nearly full of shaved ice
- fill it up with sherry wine
Shake up ornament the top with berries in season, and serve with a straw.
- Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual
Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartender's Manual
Johnson, Harry. · 1882 · Book
- Three-quarter table-spoon of sugar;
- One-half wine glass of water, dissolved well with a spoon;
- fill the glass up with fine crystal ice
- fill the glass up with sherry wine
stir well with a spoon, and ornament with grapes, oranges, pineapple, berries, and serve with a straw.
- Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide
Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide
Jerry Thomas · 1862 · Book · unverified
- 1 tbs sugar
- 2–3 slices orange
- 2 wine-glasses sherry
- Shaved ice
Shake; berries on top.
Dickens made it famous on the page in 1844.
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05Variations
- VariationChampagne CobblerThe prestige variant
- VariationMint JulepSame crushed-ice family, bourbon→
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
