Palo Cortado Sherry

Spanish fortified wine from Jerez in the rare Palo Cortado style: begins under flor like Amontillado then ages oxidatively like Oloroso, yielding dry nutty body with roasted-almond, mocha, dark-chocolate notes. ~17-22% ABV. Used in modern cocktails (Adonis-style, Bamboo, Sherry Cobbler upper tier, contemporary stirred-low-ABV builds) and as a contemplative pour. Swap-test: any well-made Palo Cortado (Lustau Peninsula, Gonzalez Byass Leonor, Valdespino Cardenal) substitutes cleanly in palo-cortad...