Sir Charles Punch

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
1⁄2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Cognac-laced citrusy wine flavours make this somewhat reminiscent of boozy, chilled mulled wine.

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History:

Adapted from the following recipe in the 1949 Esquire's Handbook For Hosts book.

Sir Charles Punch
(Christmas)
Fill a large tumbler half full with shaved ice. To this add one teaspoon of granulated sugar, one wineglass of port, ½ glass of brandy, ½ glass of Curacao. Stir well with a spoon. Ornament the top with slices of orange, pineapple and split grapes.

Esquire's Handbook For Hosts, 1949

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 21.45% alc./vol. (21.45° proof)
  • 13.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Colin Cook’s Avatar Colin Cook
27th January 2024 at 12:09
Grand Marnier works well, I think, in place of orange curaçao as suggested.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
22nd December 2022 at 04:15
Had this as an evening cocktail on Winter Solstice. What a wonderful, festive, holiday cocktail. Did follow the comments and used Grand Marnier. Everything works perfectly together here. Will definitely be having this again over the winter season.
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I D’s Avatar I D
25th December 2020 at 13:34
It's Xmas day, so I substituted the curaçao with Grand Marnier. Great drink - recommended.
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Nels Wadycki’s Avatar Nels Wadycki
1st December 2021 at 02:11
Not Christmas, but I did the same thing. Very tasty.
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