Need some purchasing guidance

[Adam George]

Hi Emily. Welcome to eG.

We seem to have drawn a blank on dry sherry for you. You're probably not going to do much better (in bang/buck terms) than Tio Pepe, but there I haven't really seen that many cocktails that use it.

Ugh, Tio Pepe?

Get some Lustau and a Vacu Vin. They do small bottles.

[Rafa]

I've found the Trader Joe's house sherries, which are made by Barbadillo, to work well in cocktails and in cooking. They sell a fino, a medium dry (very lightly sweetened Amontillado), and a cream (Oloroso sweetened with Pedro Ximenez grape juice), all for $5. They're not as tasty for sipping as the Lustau sherries but it's impossible to argue with their price.

[PassionateAmateur]

Thanks everyone!