Port Light

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (27 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 barspoon Honey
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
2 fresh Passion fruit (fresh)
1 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Float half passion fruit

How to make:

STIR honey with bourbon in base of shaker to dissolve honey. Cut passion fruit in half and scoop flesh into shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Review:

Strong and very fruity. Too many will put your lights out.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Victor Bergeron and published in his 's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, Revised.

PORT LIGHT
2 barspoons honey
1 ounce lemon juice
½ ounce passion fruit nectar
1 egg white
2 ounces Bourbon
Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into port light glass. Add ice cubes. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit stick.

Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, Revised, 1972

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
10th January at 09:04
Why is it only 3.5*? It is a really nice drink. I will say I didn't use egg white. It was rich but wonderfully balanced and fruity. Maybe the lower rating was because the Bourbon got lost. I used Maker's Mark, but I wonder how it would be with a higher strength Bourbon.
jason keane’s Avatar jason keane
7th December 2022 at 19:10
The drink was good- anything with passionfruit is a winner.
jason keane’s Avatar jason keane
7th December 2022 at 08:10
Why is it that anything I put grenadine in turns out much redder than your pics?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th December 2022 at 09:09
I may have used homemade grenadine from fresh pomegranate juice. Commercial grenadines have added colouring so produce much redder cocktails.