Sweet sherry is a type of Sherry with noticeable residual sugar. The source of this sugar can either be from natural concentration through drying of grapes (as in the Moscatel and Pedro Ximinez styles) or through the addition of arrope, which is cooked down Pedro Ximinez grape juice. Sherry sweetened with arrope is typically labelled as Cream Sherry, which is typically less expensive than Moscatel or Pedro Ximinez.

All sweet Sherries have gone through the oxidative process, so they are dark and rich, with nutty-oxidative notes. They also resist further oxidation well -- some bottles of Pedro Ximinez can be open for a year without affecting the flavor of the wine.