Sir Charles Punch

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Serve in

an Old-fashioned glass...
1 fl oz Warre's Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Port
½ fl oz Cognac
½ fl oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge Liqueur
⅛ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Short but full of personality.

About:

Adapted from a recipe in the 1949 edition of 'Esquire's Handbook for Hosts', which suggests serving it at Christmas.

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Port - tawny
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Makes this drink 46.67 times

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