Up to Date

Up to Date

  • Type
    Mixed drink
  • Standard garnish
    Lemon twist
  • Standard drinkware
    Coupe or cocktail glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    1.25 oz dry sherry
    1.25 oz rye whiskey
    0.25 oz grand marnier
    2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Preparation
    Add sherry, rye whiskey, mariner, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
    Stir until chilled.
    Strain into a chilled glass, garnish with a lemon twist.
  • Notes
    For a sweeter cocktail, substitute dry sherry with sweet sherry and rye whiskey with bourbon.

The up to date is a sherry based cocktail.

The drink originated in Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 edition of recipes for mixed drinks.

The taste of the cocktail has been described as savory and oily, similar to that of a manhattan.

References
Up to Date (cocktail)

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