Curaçoa Punch
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
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1
table-spoon
sugar
Ingredient: sugar
What it is: AdditiveMany 19th century recipes specifically called for white sugar, which is more refined and preferred over browner sugars. But modern white sugar is probably too refined, making raw cane sugar the best, easily available choice.
1
wine-glass
brandy
Ingredient: brandy
What it is: BrandyBrandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn—"burnt wine") is a spirit produced by distilling wine, the wine having first been produced by fermenting grapes. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. While some brandies are aged in wooden casks, most are colored with caramel coloring to imitate the effect of such aging.
1/2
wine-glass
Jamaica rum
Ingredient: Jamaica rum
What it is: RumGeneric term for dark rum from Jamaica. Dark rum differs from gold in that some residual molasses is retained in the final product, in order to slightly sweeten the flavor. Very popular in the late 1800s and superior to most New England rums. Modern approximations include Inner Circle, Gosling's Black Seal and Pusser's Navy Rum.
1
wine-glass
water
Ingredient: water
What it is: AdditiveUbiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen and is essential for all forms of life -- also a component of all drinks.
1/2
pony glass
Curaçao
Substitution:
Triple sec
Ingredient: Curaçao
Also Known As: Curaçoa What it is: BittersLiqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Earlier versions were based on brandy or rum but now use neutral spirits.
1/2
lemon
juiced
(Use large bar glass.)
Fill the tumbler with shaved ice, shake well, and ornament with fruits of the season; sip the nectar through a straw.
