Cocktails
Port Cocktails for every season
tawny spiced pumpkin
Combine in a shaker with ice:
4 oz tawny Port
1 oz heavy cream
1 generous tablespoon pumpkin puree
1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or any combo of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg)
Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg.
ruby ghost
Combine in a shaker with ice:
1 oz ruby Port
1 oz whisky
1 oz kahlua
1 1/2 oz heavy cream
Shake and strain into a glass. Whipped cream optional.
Port rosîto
Who doesn’t love a mojito? Who doesn’t love rosé? Rosé Port, that is. Madera Port Works’ bulk rosé Port is incredible on its own, but loves mint and lime!
4 ounces rosé Port
1 to 2 ounces of lime juice to taste
8 mint leaves
splash of club soda
Muddle your mint in a glass. Add rose´Port, lime juice, crushed ice and stir. Top with a splash of club soda and garnish with extra mint and lime.
Tawny sour
You’ve probably had an amaretto sour, and maybe a whisky sour. But what about a tawny sour? I think it is THE best way to enjoy a tawny Port during the warm (I mean super hot) summer months.
3 ounces tawny Port (a young tawny is perfect)
1 ounce lemon juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup or more to taste
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with lemon. May also be served over ice.
Not Exactly Sangria…
Sangria is enormously popular and easy to make- especially when you use Port because the Port already contains brandy. If you want something just a bit different, try this recipe for “not exactly sangria”.
2 parts ruby Port
1 part orange juice*
1/8 teaspoon of sriracha hot sauce
Combine ingredients and shake with ice. Garnish with orange* and green pepper. Club soda or 7up optional.
*If you can get your hands on some blood oranges they are fantastic in this.