• 2 ounces blended Scotch whisky
• 1 ounce ruby port
• 1/2 ounce French vermouth
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Preparation:

Stir well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass; it should pour a luminous garnet red.

• 2 ounces ruby port
• 1 ounce brandy
• 1 dash orange juice

Preparation:

Shake the port, brandy (Spanish works particularly well), and juice* well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with twist of lemon peel (or, if you’re using the OJ, orange peel).

• 4 ounces ruby port
• 2 thin lemon wheels
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
• nutmeg

Preparation:

Shake well with cracked ice, the pour unstrained into a tumbler or double Old-Fashioned glass and grate a little nutmeg on top.

• 1 lemon(s)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 bottle ruby port
• water

Preparation:

Pare off the yellow rind of one lemon in thin strips, avoiding any of the white pith, if possible. Put it into a double boiler with juice of the same, the sugar, and the port.* Heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. When hot, add 1 cup boiling water and strain into a preheated pitcher. Pour into glasses or cups with or without a flick of nutmeg. Serves a dozen light drinkers (over 21, please — no matter what Mrs. B. might say) or four adult Anglo-Saxons.

• 1 ounce dark rum
• 1 ounce ruby port
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar
• 1 egg whites

Preparation:

Shake vimfully with cracked ice in a chilled cocktail shaker, then strain into a chilled small Collins glass and fizz with seltzer water to an inch or so from the top. If you don’t have a soda siphon (an entirely pardonable oversight), give the bottle a careful little shake before pouring it in. You want bubbles. As for that egg white: you can leave it out, if you like, without affecting the taste. But it does add a sturdy body to the drink, along with a nice opacity. Plus, there’s the protein. (One egg white will do for two drinks.) Oh, and for an Elks’ Club Fizz, use rye whiskey instead of rum and garnish with a bit of pineapple.