Meriton Latroon's Bantam Punch
Ingredient: ambergris
Also Known As: Ambra grisea, Ambre gris, ambergrease, or grey amber What it is: AdditiveIngredient: sugar
What it is: AdditiveIngredient: Batavia arrack
Also Known As: Arrack What it is: RumA rum distilled mainly in South Asia and South East Asia from fermented fruit, grain, sugarcane, or the sap of coconut palms. The best came from Indonesia (Jakarta was called Batavia during the Dutch colonial times). Arrack typically has golden amber color, which distinguishes it from the colorless and transparent Middle Eastern arak.
Ingredient: sugar
What it is: AdditiveIngredient: lime
What it is: FruitA number of different fruits (generally citruses), both species and hybrids, which have their origin in the Himalayan region of India, and which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour and acidic pulp.
Ingredient: water
What it is: AdditiveIngredient: nutmeg
What it is: SpiceMuddle piece of ambergris with one ounce of Indonesian gula jawa in a small bowl. Add two ounces Batavia arrack and muddle until sugar is dissolved. Break up 4 ounces of gula jawa, put it in a two-quart jug with six ounces lime juice and muddle until sugar is dissolved. Add the ambergris, sugar and arrack mixture and stir. Add the rest of the 750 ml bottle of Batavia arrack, stir again, and finish with 3 to 4 cups water, to taste. Grate nutmeg over the top.