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The Lincoln Park Tasting Room pumps out a new lineup of winter cocktails

The Porto Flip is luxurious, satiny and sweet due to the addition of cream and egg to tawny port and brandy.

Winter holiday in a glass - a Swedish recipe for warm mulled wine with port, brandy, red wine, fruit and nuts. This steamy sipper is guaranteed to warm you up and keep you comfy all winter long.

Three cocktails from the Binny's Home Bartender highlight new ports from Cockburn's.

A crispy skinned roast goose is a long-standing Christmas tradition that has, sadly, gone by the wayside in the U.S. It’s a real pity since the succulent dark fleshed goose meat, coupled with the crunch of deeply browned skin remain as delicious as they have always been. Add a decadent Port sauce, amazingly savory goose fat roasted potatoes and a fruity, sweet, tart and spicy compote and you have a truly memorable meal. 

This boozy but ice-cold and indescribably refreshing cocktail was the signature drink at Trinidad’s luxurious Queen’s Park Hotel from the 1920s until its eventual demise a few decades later. Thankfully, the cocktail lives on as the epitome of the Caribbean cocktail aesthetic.

This Rye based Negroni riff was introduced at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris along with the Bourbon based Boulevardier about 100 years ago. Unlike the Negroni and the Boulevardier, Dry Vermouth is called for instead of sweet.

When you think celebration, think Champagne! But it works well on any Tuesday night as well.

Bartender Angie built this cocktail around memories she had with her Grandmother. They would often take a drive in the fall down Sheridan Road from the city up to Highland Park and watch all of the leaves change color. Additionally, the rum of choice is Angie's favorite, and she was quite pleased to find that the port mixed perfectly with the gin and bitters.

Like a good Manhattan? Then you'll love the Holiday Road. Build it just like a Manhattan, but substitute your favorite rum for the usual whiskey. Lincoln Park Tasting Room bartender Angie uses a 15 year old rum because, as she put it, go big or go home.