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how to make a hot port?!

  • 11-12-2012 10:29PM
    #1
    rustyzip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 533 ✭✭✭


    I had a hot port in a pub this afternoon.. it was amazing!
    So I went to the off license and asked the girl behind the counter what I should buy.. she said Sandeman tawny port. I happily handed over the 16 euro..
    Now I'm not sure if I have the right bottle?

    How do I make it like the yum one I had in the pub (Was Paddy Cullen's in Ballsbridge!)


Comments

  • #2
    Dietsquirt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Dietsquirt


    60mls port
    boiling water
    slice of lemon with 5 cloves in it
    enjoy
    (sugar optional)


  • #3
    rustyzip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 533 ✭✭✭rustyzip


    Dietsquirt wrote: »
    60mls port
    boiling water
    slice of lemon with 5 cloves in it
    enjoy
    (sugar optional)

    Great thanks!
    Glad that I bought the right port as I was wondering about ruby port!


  • #4
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Yep as above, most won't add sugar, they may have added a sprinkle of cinnamon or something to it


  • #5
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Sandeman is the one most pubs would use as well.


  • #6
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,108 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Ruby port would have been the one for hot port. Tawney will taste fine but is usually more expensive - bit like using a single malt in a hot whiskey.
    Sales assistant was either a bit clueless or was engaging in a bit of up selling!
    Ruby port is usually under a tenner.


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  • #7
    C.K Dexter Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,711 ✭✭✭C.K Dexter Haven


    Great for the olde cold and flu - haven't made one in years. This thread has got me thinking must pick up a good bottle of port for the Christmas :D


  • #8
    tejula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭tejula


    Not really a complex recipe:

    https://thesmartcookiecook.com/recipes/hot-port-drink-recipe

    source: (https://thesmartcookiecook.com/recipes/hot-port-drink-recipe)



  • #9
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,051 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hot poet which was not deep red which to me would mean it was made with a ruby poet or possibly an LBV but less likely to be a tawny. Will probably turn out fine though.



  • #10
    Hodors Appletart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Hodors Appletart


    you typed poet and you didn't know it



  • #11
    tejula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭tejula


    probably autocorrect thing :)



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  • #12
    galvo_clare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 711 ✭✭✭galvo_clare


    Don’t forget to heat the glass first. Fill it with boiling water and leave it for a minute before pouring out. Makes a huge difference.



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