Brandy Sangaree

Ingredients

• 2 oz Brandy
• 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
• 0.5 oz Port
• 1 pinch Nutmeg
• Nutmeg · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Add the brandy and simple syrup to a rocks glass filled with ice.

2. 2

   Stir gently to combine.

3. 3

   Float the port over the top by pouring it slowly over the back of a spoon.

4. 4

   Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg.

The Story

The Sangaree is one of the oldest American mixed drinks, a Caribbean cousin of Spanish sangría that arrived in the colonies in the eighteenth century. The brandy version is topped with a float of port and a dusting of nutmeg.