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Taylor's Port announces the launch of the first ready-to-drink white Port & tonic in a can.

https://taylor.pt/en/news/taylors-port- ... c-in-a-can

Will this be the most controversial Port product launch since Pink Port?

I think it's a great idea. I don't buy pre-mixed G&Ts very often but they have a time and a place and I'd love to be able to get a Port and Tonic instead...

I think it's a good idea. There are times when tossing a can in a cooler is so much easier.

Good luck with it.

Pedrino have been offering a Ruby port and tonic (using Quevedo Ruby reserve) for a few years but this is the first white port and tonic in a can I’ve heard about.

I wonder what the base White Port is? Chip Dry is the obvious choice if this is a Taylor branded product.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑08:44 Mon 03 May 2021 Pedrino have been offering a Ruby port and tonic (using Quevedo Ruby reserve) for a few years but this is the first white port and tonic in a can I’ve heard about.

I wonder what the base White Port is? Chip Dry is the obvious choice if this is a Taylor branded product.

It's Chip Dry, yes.

MigSU wrote: ↑09:52 Mon 03 May 2021 It's Chip Dry, yes.

I thought this was a bit of a shame since I think their other white, the Fine White, is a better Port. But I can understand why the huge brand inertia behind the Chip Dry means they had to use it in this! The tonic is apparently a bespoke recipe.

I am very hopeful that this product will create a market and, like with canned G&T, we’ll start to see more being produced by small companies, too. A Churchill Fine White pre-mixed with one of the premium tonic waters would be fantastic.

Interesting how two companies launch the same product at almost the same time. Sogrape has just announced a version made with their Offley Clink White.

Incidentally, the Clink White (there is also a rosé version) is also new to me. It seems to be following the Graham’s № 5 model of being very, very young. More interestingly, they are bottling it at a low LBV: 17%. They also say that it has fewer calories than normal white port. I wonder if it is therefore being fermented dry? Anyone tried it?

JacobH wrote: ↑10:03 Sun 16 May 2021 Interesting how two companies launch the same product at almost the same time.

Make that three companies. Quinta da Boeira is also releasing a portonic (theirs comes in a little bottle, instead of a can).

There are also reports that Sandeman have a port and tonic in development and that Cockburn will have one ready for sale in the UK retail sector this summer.

Note to self: buy one of each for a tasting.