ardenstone » punch http://www.ardenstone.com Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:08:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Scotch Whiskey Punch http://www.ardenstone.com/2005/05/22/scotch-whiskey-punch/ http://www.ardenstone.com/2005/05/22/scotch-whiskey-punch/#comments Sun, 22 May 2005 16:19:35 +0000 Ardenstone http://www.ardenstone.com/wp/?p=48 So I recently purchased a copy of “The Bartender’s Guide” by Jerry Thomas, aka “The Professor”, aka the guy who decided to organize and write down how to be a bartender, from mixing drinks to manufacturing liquors. The book is made up of two smaller books. The first is “How To Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion” and was published in 1862.

Recipe #8: Scotch Whiskey Punch

Steep the thin yellow shavings of lemon peel in the whiskey, which should be Glenlivet or Islay, of the best quality; the sugar should be dissolved in boiling water. As it requires genius to make whiskey punch, it would be impertinent to give proportions.

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