Name: Negus (Hot)
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 90 ml Tawny port; 30 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); Boiling water

Serve in a

Toddy glass

Photographed in a

Libbey Irish Coffee 6oz

Garnish:

Dust with grated nutmeg (and optional cinnamon stick)

How to make:

Place bar spoon in warmed glass. POUR all ingredients into glass and STIR.

3 fl oz	Tawny port
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
Top up with	Boiling water
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Review:

A tangy, citrusy hot drink.

Variant:

Bishop

History:

Colonel Francis Negus was the MP for Ipswich, England from 1717 to 1732. He created this diluted version of the original Bishop.

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