Add orange slices and simple syrup to a rocks glass or wine goblet. Muddle gently to release the orange. Fill with crushed ice. Add sherry. Stir to integrate. Top with more crushed ice. Garnish with berries and a mint sprig (slapped).
1830s-40s, American. Mentioned by Charles Dickens in Martin Chuzzlewit. The drink that introduced ice and straws to a generation of guests.
Wine goblet or large rocks glass, crushed ice mounded, big garnish presentation. A garnish-forward drink — the visual is half the experience.
Low-ABV, refreshing, slightly oxidative from the sherry. Should be a session drink, not a sipper.