Port Cocktails

Each year we look forward to the most cheesiest time of year - Eurovision!

This year the cocktails had to be port based.  Four years ago, I made my own homebrew port using hedgerow fruits, unfortunately, the end result was only ok.

First cocktail of the evening was the Devil a delicious and easy drinking mixture of port, vermouth and lemon juice.  To sweeten up the flavour I swapped the lemon juice for a 1/2 measure of limoncello.

A great source for port cocktails in general is portcocktails.com.  From this site we sampled the Bar Drake Manhattan and the Louisville Julep.  Both drinks are packing a serious amount of high alcohol spirits but are surprising pleasant despite this. 

The Bar Drake Manhattan smartens up the much abused bourbon by blending with maple syrup, port and a dash of bitters.  Sweet/sour and intense, this is a cocktail that makes you sit up and take notice.

On the flip side, the Louisville Julep was unashamedly strong.  An equal mixture of port, brandy and rum was mixed with sugar and mint to create a refreshing drink with deep bold flavours.  A must try for anyone who likes their favourite dark spirit on the rocks.

 

Congratulations for Austria. 

We were robbed again.