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Port Wine

After dinner/digestif · Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage

3.8 17 ratings

Ingredients

2 1/2 oz Tawny port
1 1/4 oz Cognac (brandy)
2 dash Aromatic bitters
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

20.6% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 203 calories

History

Port and brandy served neat and garnished.

The drink emerged as a classic during the initial years of the 1900s. In 1900, Frank Newman included a recipe for a "Port Wine Cocktail" within his French publication, American-Bar Recettes des Boissons Anglaises & Américaines. "PORT WINE COCKTAIL Verre n° 5 Prendre un verre à mélange n° 1, quatre ou cinq petits morceaux de glace: 3 traits d'angostura, 2 traits d'orange bitter. Finir avec porto rouge ou blanc; remuer, passer, verser, servir." Its translation into English reads: "Glass #5 Take a #1 mixing glass, four or five small pieces of ice: 3 dashes of angostura, 2 dashes of orange bitters. Finish with red or white port; stir, strain, pour, serve."