Does anyone drink sherry anymore?

[Anonymous]

In older British novels, people were always drinking sherry, particularly at academic “drinks parties”. I’ve literally never seen anyone drink sherry in my life. Do people still drink this?

[Anonymous]

Yes, there are a few cooler bars in London that have good sherry choices. It is definitely having a bit of a revival. That said, the taste is a bit of an acquired one.

[Anonymous]

My Irish 92 yo mom drinks it every night.

[Anonymous]

What does it taste like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does it taste like?

It tastes kind of oxidised, if you have ever had white wine that has been left open…

[Anonymous]

It tastes like something that is an excellent addition to a stir fry sauce.

[Anonymous]

I like sherry but forget to keep it around. I learned to like it when I lived in England. I find it's similar to sake in some ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It tastes like something that is an excellent addition to a stir fry sauce.

I think it can also be added to seafood bisque. My MIL keeps some around for that purpose. I’ve never seen her drink it straight, though.

[Anonymous]

I sometimes like a sherry, dry usually but the sweet reminds me of Christmas, so I like that, too.

I hope I can go to Spain to do tastings someday. Jerez, where it all began, was so lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like sherry but forget to keep it around. I learned to like it when I lived in England. I find it's similar to sake in some ways.

I agree re sake! My husband (who is fully American) loves sherry and likes a glass after a relaxed meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It tastes like something that is an excellent addition to a stir fry sauce.

Yeah, I cook with it. Good in French onion soup and fondue as well.

[Anonymous]

I think there's a difference between sherry you cook with and sherry you sip, no? I have cooking sherry and agree that it's sake-like. I recall taking sips of my parents' sherry around Christmas as a child (don't judge!) and thought it was sweet. There was also a church I went to growing up (St. Rose of Lima in Short Hills, NJ) that I'm pretty sure served sherry as the communion wine!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It tastes like something that is an excellent addition to a stir fry sauce.

Ha, I just made a stir fry recipe with sherry the other night. It was good!! And my DH loves sherry in creamy crab soup.

[Anonymous]

I prefer port to sherry and will occasionally order it in place of desert at a nice restaurant

[Anonymous]

I use (good) sherry to cook with, and my husband often drinks it.