# Is there a name for this drink I just invented? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928 "2017-04-06T21:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928/1 "2017-04-06T21:32:41Z")
So, I follow Monkey Shoulder on facebook. It’s an inexpensive blended Speyside scotch, and it’s delicious. (No peat to it, I have other scotches for when I want peat or for sippin’, but this is nice for non-scotch-geek guests and for mixin’.) I’m also a geek for sherry, although I don’t know as much about it. They recently posted a recipe for a sherry old fashioned consisting of Monkey Shoulder, a Pedro Ximenez Maestro sherry, simple syrup, and bitters. I only had a super sweet PX on hand (a Venerable 30 year old) but otherwise made the drink yesterday. It was good, but too sweet. Today, I made a variant that I’m pleased with: 1 3/4 oz Monkey Shoulder 1/2 oz Pedro Ximenez Venerable (a syrupy, dark, sweet sherry) 1/2 oz Dry Sack Medium sherry (dry, lighter in color and consistency) Dash orange bitters and Angostura bitters Stir with ice, strain into an old fashioned glass with a cherry and an orange peel; post on Dope. I know this _started_ as an old fashioned variant, but is there a better name for this? Say, if I wanted to order it in a bar? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928/2 "2017-04-06T22:36:14Z")
Sounds like what you’ve got there is still an old fashioned variant, with a custom sweetener (namely, the sherry) instead of the syrup. [This article on old fashioneds](http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/5/5/8507717/theres-no-wrong-way-to-make-an-old-fashioned) describes doing exactly the same thing, even down to the use of PX sherry: > [@](#): > > Back in New York, at Dorman’s other bar, The Raines Law Room, she pays particular respect to the old fashioned by including a section where guests can choose their own spirit, bitters and sweetener. […] > > Derek Brown, the charismatic owner of several bars in the capital, makes plenty of old fashioneds at Southern Efficiency, a place dedicated to the food and drink of the South (especially whiskey). “[…] I also love mixing various old fashioned-style drinks and, especially, substituting the sweetener: honey, chai maple syrup, PX sherry. They’re all fun to play with. Throw in some different bitters too and you can make about 100 variations in an afternoon.” ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928/3 "2017-04-07T00:06:00Z")
Ha! Thanks. Simpler than I expected.