Porto Tonico

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Port is named after the city of Oporto, the second largest city in Portugal and a major port that historically exported Portuguese wines.

Porto Tonico, or, Port and tonic, is a light, slightly sweet and refreshing cocktail that’s easy to make. My affection for Port tonics began during our first night in Portugal while visiting Porto.

There’s a simple white Port, as well as sweet Red Port and nutty flavored Tawny’s. There’s also rose and purple Ports too, though they’re hard to find in the United States.

These delicious cocktails are simple to make. If you’re a fan of summer gin and tonics, the sweet complexity of Port is a nice tonic cocktail for fall.

The recipe for making a Port and tonic is easy. It’s just one measure of Port to two measures of tonic. So that could be 1 ounce of Port to 2 ounces of Tonic, or more depending on the size of your glass.

Here are the ingredients that I used: – 2 ounces Port wine – 8 ounces Tonic Water – 1 orange – 2-3 sprigs of mint

Fill two glasses with ice cubes. Pour one ounce of Port wine in each glass. Top off each glass with tonic water.

Wash and slice the orange. Add an orange slice to each glass. Top with sprig of mint and serve.

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