This sweet little cocktail makes its way to our website just in time for the culmination of citrus season. It’s the perfect balance of fruit and port that will have you reaching for an additional pour. If you have leftover blood orange cordial, try serving it over ice with a generous pour of club soda to top.
Makes 2 servings
2 oz Tawny Port
1.5 oz Blood Orange Cordial*
.5 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz Cherry Heering
Lightly shake over ice and strain into a snifter glass or coupe. Garnish with a dried orange slice and Orasella cherry.
*Blood Orange Cordial
2 lbs (approx 6) blood oranges
2 lemons
32 oz orange juice
2 cups sugar
5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
1 Tbs fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thin
Peel zest off of the blood oranges and lemons, avoiding the white pith and add to a large non-reactive container. Juice the zested fruit and combine with the orange juice, sugar, cardamom pods and ginger in a sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until the sugar is fully dissolved and reduce to approximately half the volume. Consume within a week.