Sip Story: Port & Tonic x The Guilt Trip
★★★★☆
First of all, Happy Pub Week to The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones! (Thank you to @minotaur_books and @netgalley for my gifted copy!)
This book was full of suspense, drama, and love gone wrong. The story is set in Portugal and follows three couples who are traveling for a destination wedding when ugly truths come to light, and ultimately lead to life or death decisions.
I knew what drink I was going to make for this read before I was even halfway through the book! The Port + Tonic is the perfect summer drink - I tried it for the first time this year on my birthday and immediately fell in love. It’s a classic Portuguese apéritif - light and refreshing, with a hint of orange to balance out the bitterness of the tonic water.
The British couples are constantly on the hunt for a Gin + Tonic to drink away their awkwardness and suspicions, but have no luck, so they always get stuck with a different drink - which is why I wish I could have been there to make them this Portuguese Tonic as a substitute 😂
I flewwww through this book, I had to finish it because I needed to know what happened. It was very reminiscent of Lucy Foley’s “The Guest List”, and so I predicted the ending almost right away. Part of me wishes there would have been a little bit of a different twist, but part of me is glad it ended the way I thought it would. It definitely kept me on the hook - I thought the character development was great, and I loved seeing things through Rachel’s eyes. I wish the ending was a little more spread out because it all happened so fast and suddenly!
I also loved the author’s note at the end - because yes, we all need to appreciate the Allie’s in our life!
Recipe
Port and Tonic
- Fill a glass with ice
- Pour 4 oz Fevertree Tonic Water
- Add 2 oz white port
- Slice an orange wedge and give it a little squeeze into the drink, then take the peel and rub it around the rim of the glass and drop it in!
