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Port-wine Cup No. 2

Port-wine Cup No. 2 lightens port with cold bishop, Curaçao, seltzer water, and shaven ice.

port · cold_bishop · curacao · seltzer · communal · refreshing · wine_service

Served in Glass or jug. Ice: Shaven ice.

Variants (1)

Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks by William Terrington (1869, p.182) — Terrington 1869

1 bottleport wine base
2 bottlesSeltzer water dilution
1 gillCuraçao modifier
1 pintcold bishop other
1 pintice — shaven iceother
  1. Combine the port wine, cold bishop, Curaçao, seltzer water, and shaven ice and serve.

Ice: Shaven ice

This is a notable cross-over between older spiced-wine practice and newer cup service.

The imported bishop base makes this more than a simple port cooler.

See also: Port-wine Cup, Port-wine Cup No. 3, Good Bishop

Terrington cross-references the cold bishop to page 188.