Cocktails from The Archaic Age (1783-1830) and from the Ancient World

Question 1

Jerry Thomas’ Brandy Punch

Answer 1

1 tsp raspberry syrup
2 tsp white superfine sugar
2 oz water
3 oz cognac
1/2 a lemon
2 slices of orange
1 piece of pineapple
optional: two extra of each of the type of berries to use as garnish thrown into the mix
Use large bar glass
add all ingredients, fill with shaved ice, shake (or roll back and forth), top with berries in season (preferably a raspberry and strawberry), sip through a straw
or
squeeze the lemon into the glass, add sugar and water and stir. Pour in the syrup and brandy. The orange slices and pineapple can be thrown in at this point or reserved as garnish or both. Shake in a tin if you only have bar ice but roll back and forth in the glass if you have shaved ice. then garnish.

Question 2

Jerry Thomas’ Curaçoa Punch

Answer 2

1 tsp curaçoa
2 tsp white superfine sugar
2 oz water
2 oz cognac
1 oz Jamaican rum
1/2 a lemon
2 slices of orange
1 piece of pineapple
optional: two extra of each of the type of berries to use as garnish thrown into the mix
Use large bar glass
add all ingredients, fill with shaved ice, shake (or roll back and forth), top with berries in season, sip through a straw
or
squeeze the lemon into the glass, add sugar and water and stir. Pour in the liquors. The orange slices and pineapple can be thrown in at this point or reserved as garnish or both. Shake in a tin if you only have bar ice but roll back and forth in the glass if you have shaved ice. then garnish.

Question 3

Jerry Thomas’ West Indian Punch

Answer 3

1 tsp raspberry syrup (Wondrich suggests substituting 1/2 of sugar for this)
2 tsp white superfine sugar
2 oz water
2 oz cognac
1 oz any type of rum
1/2 a lemon
2 slices of orange
1 piece of pineapple
1 or 2 cloves of preserved ginger
a little ginger syrup (can be an addition to or substitute for the raspberry syrup)
optional: two extra of each of the type of berries to use as garnish thrown into the mix
Use large bar glass
add all ingredients, fill with shaved ice, shake (or roll back and forth), top with berries in season (preferably a raspberry and strawberry), sip through a straw
or
squeeze the lemon into the glass, add sugar and water and stir. Pour in the syrup and brandy. The orange slices, ginger, and pineapple can be thrown in at this point or reserved as garnish or both. Shake in a tin if you only have bar ice but roll back and forth in the glass if you have shaved ice. then garnish.

Question 4

Jerry Thomas’ Barbadoes Punch

Answer 4

1 tsp raspberry syrup (Wondrich suggests substituting 1/2 of sugar for this)
1 tsp guava jelly
2 tsp white superfine sugar
2 oz water
2 oz cognac
1 oz Mount Gay or Cockburn’s Rum
1/2 a lemon
2 slices of orange
1 piece of pineapple
optional: two extra of each of the type of berries to use as garnish thrown into the mix
Use large bar glass
add the jelly into the glass and mix with 1/2 to 3/4 oz of hot water and stir it up into a syrup then add all ingredients, fill with shaved ice, shake (or roll back and forth), top with berries in season (preferably a raspberry and strawberry), sip through a straw
or
add the jelly into the glass and mix with 1/2 to 3/4 oz of hot water and stir it up into a syrup, squeeze the lemon into the glass, add sugar and water and stir. Pour in the syrup, jelly, and brandy. The orange slices and pineapple can be thrown in at this point or reserved as garnish or both. Shake in a tin if you only have bar ice but roll back and forth in the glass if you have shaved ice. then garnish.

Question 5

Jerry Thomas’ Tamarind Punch

Answer 5

1 tsp raspberry syrup
2 tsp white superfine sugar
2 oz water
2 oz cognac
1 tablespoon of tamarind jelly
2 slices of orange
1 piece of pineapple
optional: two extra of each of the type of berries to use as garnish thrown into the mix
Use large bar glass
add the jelly into the glass and mix with 1/2 to 3/4 oz of hot water and stir it up into a syrup then add all ingredients, fill with shaved ice, shake (or roll back and forth), top with dashes or a float of a fragrant Jamaican rum and berries in season (preferably a raspberry and strawberry), sip through a straw
or
add the jelly into the glass and mix with 1/2 to 3/4 oz of hot water and stir it up into a syrup, add sugar and water and stir. Pour in the syrup and brandy. The orange slices and pineapple can be thrown in at this point or reserved as garnish or both. Shake in a tin if you only have bar ice but roll back and forth in the glass if you have shaved ice. then garnish.