The Autumnal Equinox

At 1 AM this evening, Kapes and I sat down to lament the horrid shape of our liquor cabinet. Like many in disrepair, the only bottles we had left contained the kind of things that sit on the shelf for years at a time. Orange liqueur, vermouth, amaretto, cognac, a tiny splash of shitty vodka and a variety of bitters. Tragic.

Many a joke were passed back and forth as to just how sorry our current lot was, and what a miserable cocktail machine it had become.

I happened to bring home a great bottle of port that Kapes and I were enjoying, when it dawned on me that port probably makes a decent cocktail ingredient. I immediately googled "port cocktails" and the very first recipe that popped up called for port, orange liqueur, and amaretto. Christ. Even more called for port, vermouth and lemon, in some combination. It seems that our desolate bar is prime for port cocktails.

So we whipped together some "Autumnal Equinoxes". This drink looks, smells, and tastes like purple juice box kindergarten fun times. Not exactly what I go looking for, but fun, nonetheless. And it finally gave me a way to use up the stupid liquor that sits undrunken for years at a time.

Autumnal Equinox

2 oz port

1 oz orange liqueur

1/2 oz amaretto

pour over ice in a rocks glass, stir, drink.