Name: Hot Rum Punch
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rum - White/gold 1-3 year old mellow light; 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Sherry - Fino; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' 2 sugar to 1 water; 30 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); Boiling water

Serve in a

Toddy glass

Garnish:

Dust with grated nutmeg

How to make:

Place bar spoon in warmed glass. Add ingredients and STIR.

1 fl oz	Gold rum (1-3 years old mellow light)
1 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
1/2 fl oz	Fino sherry
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix)
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with	Boiling water
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Review:

A great winter warmer.

History:

Punch was one of the many rum-based drinks popular in the 18th century when taverns would serve cold punch and warm it upon request by dunking a red-hot iron in it. This version is said to have been a favourite drink of Mozart the composer.

Nutrition:

One serving of Hot Rum Punch contains 173 calories.

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