Cocktails with Ruby port
Ruby port is the youngest, most common style of Port — a sweet red fortified wine from Portugal’s Douro Valley.
ABV19–22%
Substitutes for Ruby port
Reserve ruby or LBV port
Use one for one. The drink barely changes, though the fruit is deeper.
Sweet red vermouth
The nearest swap with no port at all. The drink turns a little weaker, sweeter, and more herbal.
One for one, the drink keeps its sweetness and strength but turns brown and loses its berry note.
On the label
- ruby
- Bottled young, without long aging in small casks, so it keeps its dark color and fresh red fruit.
- LBV
- Late Bottled Vintage: a ruby from a single year, bottled after four to six years in wood. More concentrated than a standard ruby, and far cheaper than vintage port.
