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Port Light

The Port Light is a tropical, fruity tiki cocktail made with Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Honey Syrup, Passion Fruit Syrup and Egg White. It is frozen and served in a collins glass, about 8% ABV.

Method
Frozen
Glass
Collins glass
Served
Highball
Strength
About 8% ABV
Family
Tiki
Flavour
Tropical, fruity

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Dry-shake the bourbon and egg white without ice.
  2. Add the lemon juice, syrups and 180g of crushed ice, then briefly blend until frothy.
  3. Pour unstrained into a tall Collins glass and garnish with mint and a cherry.

Tip: Blend in short bursts and stop as soon as it is smooth, so it stays thick.

About the Port Light

Trader Vic's served the Port Light in a red lantern-shaped glass, with a scotch-based Starboard Light in a green one. This bourbon, honey and passion fruit version follows the Smuggler's Cove adaptation of Trader Vic's 1972 recipe.

Missing something?

  • No Bourbon? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (Jim Beam is a bourbon)
  • No Bourbon? Use Jack Daniels (Tennessee whiskey is made much like bourbon)
  • No Lemon Juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
  • No Lemon Juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
  • No Honey Syrup? Use Honey (Mix with the same amount of warm water first)
  • No Honey Syrup? Use Agave Syrup
  • No Passion Fruit Syrup? Use Passion Fruit Purée (Tarter; add a little simple syrup)
  • No Passion Fruit Syrup? Use Fassionola (Adds berry and pineapple notes alongside passion fruit)
  • No Egg White? Use Aquafaba (Chickpea Water) (Chickpea water: same foam and vegan. Use the same amount)

All swaps for Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Honey Syrup and Passion Fruit Syrup

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