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Port Wine Cocktail
Port and brandy served straight-up and dressed up
C1um5yBar5teward
6th January at 20:38
I buy one bottle of Tawny Port every year (Christmas time) and have until now never been able to finish more than 2 thirds (at most) of a bottle but more often than not only half a bottle. Glad to discover a new delicious way to drink it that might make it more appealing to those that don't like either ingredients on their own. I will now be looking for other recipes and hopefully can get other family members to help prevent wastage at Christmas.
22nd July at 13:20
It's great to hear this! Playing with port wine is such an uplifting ingredient in many cocktails. The wines are already one of the best in the world, winning 85-95 points on average (for what it's worth). The balance they give to classic cocktails is just great. Replacing a lesser wine in my regards - vermouths - with port is a choice more and more mixologists make.
25th September 2023 at 18:55
Wonder if I can fact check something… when I was trained I got told to pour the brandy and then provide the customer with the port bottle to let them decide on the measure to their taste preference. Obviously open to abuse but perhaps customers were trustworthy back in the day. Can anyone confirm?
26th September 2023 at 05:54
New one on me. Ask the customer how they’d like their steak cooked but don’t expect them to stand at the griddle cooking it themselves.
19th January 2023 at 05:23
Soft and wonderfully relaxing for an evening sipper. Cognac is a enhancer, but gets a bit overpowered by the Port. May try with more Cognac again.
2nd February 2023 at 21:16
Agreed, John. I've upped the brandy and reduced the port. We'll also update photo ASAP.
23rd September 2021 at 12:07
A smooth and relaxing classic. I first had it in Spain years ago - given time me to cure an upset stomach ! It worked ?