A cocktail to get you into the party spirit! Spruce up your usual festive sherry with this simple recipe
Ingredients
- A few ice cubes
- 4 parts (tbsp) advocaat
- 1 part (tbsp) cream sherry (or Madeira, or lime cordial)
- Lemonade, to top up
- Zest of lime, curled
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Put a few ice cubes in a glass. Add the advocaat, then the sherry (or Madeira, or lime cordial). Top up with lemonade, give it a stir. Decorate with a slice of lime and a cherry on a cocktail stick.
Top Tip for making Sherry flip
Cherries are sometimes labelled 'cocktail cherries'
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