Summers call for extra-strength refreshment, so Mike McDermott created a drink that was both crushable and “bracingly tart.” To keep it sessionable, he reached for a fortified wine. “White port has pronounced flavors of honey and nuts, which makes it great for mixing, enabling it to hold up particularly well to other loud flavors like citrus, Suze and tonic,” says McDermott. “It’s everything you’d want on a hot summer day: fresh, bitter, tart and bubbly.”