Sherry Tonic
A brilliantly simple highball of fino sherry and tonic water — the low-ABV answer to the Gin & Tonic. Saline, nutty, lightly bitter, and supremely easy to drink.
- 1Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- 2Pour in the fino sherry.
- 3Top with chilled tonic water and stir gently once to combine.
- 4Garnish with a lemon slice.
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The Sherry and Tonic emerged as a low-ABV alternative to the Gin and Tonic, with fino sherry's briny, nutty character proving a natural partner for tonic water's quinine bitterness. The combination gained significant traction in Spain, where fino and manzanilla sherries have long been served as casual afternoon aperitifs, and spread rapidly to the UK and beyond as interest in lower-alcohol drinking options grew in the early 21st century. The Consejo Regulador del Jerez, the governing body of sherry production, actively promoted Sherry and Tonic as a gateway serve to attract younger drinkers to the category from the 2010s onward.
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