Amontillado is a type of [ingredient=sherry sherry] that is fuller bodied and more rich than [ingredient=fino-sherry Fino], but still made in the reductive style. Amontillado starts out as Fino sherry, but is aged for a longer period of time so that it begins to oxidize and turn slightly brown. Amontillado sherry is typically pale in color, and while it retails some of the salty aromas of Fino, an additional layer of nuts and beeswax appear.
A subtype of sherry called "Medium" is made from Amontillado that is sweetened.
The famous Edgar Allen Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado" references the sherry. It is classically paired with soups, such as beef consomee, or turtle soup. It can also pair well with chicken or rabbit dishes.
Some popular cocktails containing Amontillado Sherry
- The Delicious Cobbler — Amaro Montenegro, Amontillado Sherry, Ramazzotti, Pineapple juice, Honey syrup, Lemon, Orange
- The Listening Room — Apple brandy, Cardamaro, Sweet vermouth, Amontillado Sherry, Apricot liqueur, Cherry, Orange peel
- Pick Six #1 — Rye, Mezcal, Campari, Averna, Sweet vermouth, Amontillado Sherry
- Jerezana — Amontillado Sherry, Manzanilla sherry, Sweet vermouth, Dry vermouth, Orange bitters, Vanilla syrup
- Sheltering Sky — Cognac, Swedish Punsch, Bénédictine, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Orange peel
- Suppressor #21 — Cynar, Amontillado Sherry, Chinato, Orange bitters, Grapefruit peel
- Importer — Añejo tequila, Amaro Montenegro, Pedro Ximénez Sherry, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Orange peel
- VALENCIA COBBLER — Amontillado Sherry, Triple sec, Celery bitters, Cherry tomato
- Spirit of '76 — Apple brandy, Navy strength rum, Rye, Amontillado Sherry, Bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Orange juice, Lemon juice, Cinnamon syrup, Grade B maple syrup
- Burnished Brass — Cognac, Amontillado Sherry, Bénédictine, Bitters, Lemon juice, Pineapple syrup, Lemon
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