Precursory Cocktail

Name: Precursory Cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1½ oz (45 ml) Tawny port; 1½ oz (45 ml) Antica Formula or other well aged sweet vermouth; ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Sugar syrup; ¼ oz (5 ml) Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 3 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional)

Precursory Cocktail recipe, illustration

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Method: shake
Glass: Coupe glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Lemon zest twist (discarded) & orange slice
ABV: 10%

Ingredients

Tawny port — 1½ oz (45 ml)
Antica Formula or other well aged sweet vermouth — 1½ oz (45 ml)
Sugar syrup — ¼ oz (7.5 ml)
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) — ¼ oz (5 ml)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters — 3 dash
Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional) — 3 dash

How to make it

Combine tawny port, sweet vermouth, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and bitters in a shaker.
Add ice to the shaker.
Shake well until chilled.
Fine strain the mixture into a chilled coupe glass.

A cocktail with port and sweet vermouth.

Updated October 10, 2026