Hot Rum Punch
3.5 10 ratings
Ingredients
1 oz Light gold rum 1-3yo
1 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/2 oz Fino sherry
1/4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 oz Lime juice
Top up with Boiling water
How to make
Serve in a toddy glass
- 1 Place bar spoon in warmed glass
- 2 Add ingredients and STIR.
18.4% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 174 calories
History
This is a perfect drink for cold weather.
Punch was a prevalent rum-based beverage in the 18th century. Taverns would serve it cold, warming it on demand by immersing a red-hot iron. This particular iteration is reputed to have been a favorite of the composer Mozart.