Your new favourite summer spritz: Kopke On Ice
Port for summer? Yes please - with Kopke on Ice, a white port specially blended to enjoy as a summer aperitif, either over ice with a twist of orange or in a signature spritz.
Founded in 1638, Kopke is not only the oldest port house in existence, but their heritage is inseparable from the story of Port itself. They were the world’s first specialist in Tawny Port, and are a leader in old Colheitas.
Kopke on Ice is their bold new interpretation of port, a refreshingly modern take that builds on Kopke’s historic legacy. Kick off a summer evening with a round of Kopke Spritz, naturally lower in alcohol than a spirits-based spritz, and with the nuanced flavours of white port. Break the ice and try a bottle, it might be your new favourite summer sip.
"So, what does this wine obsessive drink that comes close to the glory of a perfectly prepared Campari & Soda, while trampling remorselessly on the cadaver of a feeble Aperol? I found the answer just the other day. I have a feeling this ‘grape-based’ drink will amaze Aperol acolytes and Campari fiends alike, bringing both camps together around the unlikely point of light, Kopke’s astonishingly toothsome new white Port creation. You can dress it up with all manner of flavoured tonics or channel your inner mixologist until the cows come home, but the ‘perfect pour’ is over masses of ice, with a twist of orange peel. Kopke is the oldest Port House of all, dating back to 1638, and yet this gleamingly attractive invention catapults them into hyperspace with a modern drink that embraces all we want in a hip, new, refreshing, dry and teasingly addictive form! Faint hints of apricot fuzz, tangerine juice, blanched almonds and raucous bitterness cavort in the glass, sending your senses into orbit. Kopke has long made traditional white, tawny and red Ports, and yet this epic aperitif is the most fascinating and pioneering drink in their four centuries of vinous alchemy."
-Matthew Jukes
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How to make a Kopke Spritz
60ml Kopke on Ice
100ml Grapefruit Soda
Ice
Twist or slice of orange
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