palo cortado

British  

/ ˈpæləʊ kɔrˈtɑdəʊ /

noun

1. a rich, dry sherry

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Etymology

Origin of palo cortado

Spanish, literally: crossed stick (referring to the classification system in which butts of palo cortado are marked with a vertical line and one or more horizontal lines)

Example Sentences

Dry sherries vary from crisp, saline fino and manzanilla to fruity amontillado and rich palo cortado and oloroso.

From Seattle Times

Corn whisky from a Spanish distiller is aged in still-wet Valdespino Palo Cortado Sherry casks and bottled unfiltered and undiluted.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Indian Summer is made with Jameson whiskey, rum, Giffard creme de banana, lemon, lustau palo cortado sherry, pineapple gum syrup and nocino.

From Los Angeles Times

Dave Kupchinsky's cocktail menu is small and purposeful, with a "gin tonic" mixed with housemade tonic, a take on the Moscow Mule made with rye and a Cobbler with Palo Cortado sherry, Amaro Montenegro, grapefruit, strawberry and plenty of crushed ice.

From Los Angeles Times

We also sampled a Tio Pepe “en rama” — or “from the barrel” — a recently bottled, unfiltered version that shows a youthful energy; an amontillado, essentially an aged fino; and two styles of Palo Cortado, a spicy, rich type of sherry that paired well with salmon and Thai chilies.

From Washington Post