Up to date (cocktail)

{{Short description|Cocktail with sherry and whiskey}}

{{Infobox cocktail

| name = Up to date

| sourcelink =

| image = Up to Date cocktail (unedited).jpg

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| vodka =

| served =

| garnish = Lemon twist

| drinkware = coupe

| ingredients =

• 1.25 oz dry sherry
• 1.25 oz rye whiskey
• 0.25 oz Grand Marnier
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

| prep = 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.{{Cite web|url=https://cocktailpartyapp.com/drinks/up-to-date/|title=Up-to-Date|date=February 27, 2018}}

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The up to date is a sherry based cocktail. The drink originated in Hugo Ensslin's (creator of the Aviation cocktail) 1916 edition of Recipes for Mixed Drinks.{{Cite news|url=https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/news/a47281/sherry-cocktail-spirits/|title=The Next Big Thing in Cocktails? This Fortified Wine|date=2016-08-03|work=Esquire|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}} The taste of the cocktail has been described as savory and oily, similar to that of a Manhattan.{{Cite web|url=https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2014/01/classic-drink-hugo-ensslin-up-to-date-rye-cocktail-recipe-history.html|title=Classic Drinks: Up to Date Cocktail|last=Eats|first=Serious|website=drinks.seriouseats.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-06}}