Cocktails with White port
White port is a fortified wine made from white grapes, produced in Portugal's Douro Valley.
ABV18%
Taste profile
Nutty and lightly honeyed, with orchard-fruit and citrus-peel notes over a warming, sometimes off-dry finish.
How it's used
Stirred or lengthened over ice, it works as a low-proof base or modifier, softening and sweetening a build while contributing body; dosed generously relative to spirits because of its lower strength.
Substitutes for White port
Another pale fortified wine of similar weight, such as a dry to off-dry white apéritif wine.
Description
Producers press white grape varieties, then arrest fermentation by adding grape spirit, which leaves varying levels of residual sugar and raises the strength; styles range from bone dry to sweet depending on when fortification stops and how long the wine ages.
Storage
It oxidizes once opened; refrigerate and use within a few weeks, sooner for drier styles.
