another good February cocktail w/rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

J jingleheimerschmidt Member santa rosa, calif. Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 339	J jingleheimerschmidt Posted posted on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 1:07 PM On 2011-01-26 14:24, Mr. Moto wrote: Cool article! I'd love to try some of the aged stuff. It was also supposedly used in some of the original mint julep recipes. On 2011-01-26 13:56, jingleheimerschmidt wrote: On 2011-01-26 13:45, Mr. Moto wrote: The addition of green tea and maraschino (and dialing down the peach brandy/liqueur) really makes it shine. I'll have to try this version as I have only tried Jerry Thomas' recipe (similar to the one above). I always thought it odd to add tea to a punch. I just got that book too. With all of my experimenting, I'm going to have some pretty drunk neighbors. : ) I did, too, but I've learned by reading David Wondrich's wonderful new book, Punch, that it was a common ingredient in 18th- and 19th-century punches.

On 2011-01-26 14:24, Mr. Moto wrote:
Cool article! I'd love to try some of the aged stuff. It was also supposedly used in some of the original mint julep recipes.

On 2011-01-26 13:56, jingleheimerschmidt wrote:

On 2011-01-26 13:45, Mr. Moto wrote:
The addition of green tea and maraschino (and dialing down the peach brandy/liqueur) really makes it shine.

I'll have to try this version as I have only tried Jerry Thomas' recipe (similar to the one above). I always thought it odd to add tea to a punch.

I just got that book too. With all of my experimenting, I'm going to have some pretty drunk neighbors. : )
I did, too, but I've learned by reading David Wondrich's wonderful new book, Punch, that it was a common ingredient in 18th- and 19th-century punches.

Post #573530 by jingleheimerschmidt on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 1:07 PM