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punch in the mouth punch in the mouth one of sour two of sweet three of strong four of weak blogroll a muddled thought lush life ryegirl dreaming in cocktails blog archive 2009 5 december 1 11 seasonal punches and recipes from top mixolog october 2 september 2 contributors frankie cocktails boredwiththesea bullseye moneypenny tuesday december 1 2009 11 seasonal punches and recipes from top mixologists here are a couple of punches i created for bizbash magazine a magazine focusing on large scale events and parties i also did the set design i ll post pics here soon for now enjoy old fashioned punches have made a comeback on the bar scene and rightfully so the nostalgic concoctions satisfy the growing attention to high quality well crafted cocktails but are often more economical than their single serving counterparts and here s why punch is ideal for entertaining this holiday season guests can help themselves which gets them mingling while saving on staffing costs and if this year s party is in the conference room it s simple enough to make for a small crowd yourself here are 11 seasonal drink recipes from notable mixologists and a sampling of appropriate serving ware posted by bullseye at 5 58 pm 2 comments wednesday october 14 2009 cazuela punch last night i had the pleasure of attending the new york launch for don roberto tequilas now i won t bore you with detailed tasting notes about the tequila itself that s for other bloggers but i ll say that they re quite good more importantly for us at punch in the mouth there was punch a punch with a story no less the best kind my friend junior merino a prolific cocktail and tequila expert was on hand as don roberto s mixologist as one of the signature cocktails he chose to fall back on the traditional cazuela this stuff is as communal as it gets and junior had a lot good stories about it you throw a bunch of tequila citrus grenadine and grapefruit jarritos in a traditional earthenware casserole like bowl and you go to town or as the case may be you go through town see in jalisco and guadalajara driving down a dirt road through small farming towns you re likely to see cazuela stands every few miles you pull over and you have one of two awesome options option one grab a straw and for a nominal fee say 5 cents take a nice long sip or option two if you re feeling like you need a bit more they ll grab a sandwich bag ladle some cazuela in and wrap the whole thing around a straw yeah you read that punch in a bag a new height has been reached it s been a long time since i ve seen punch at a tasting let alone a tequila one pretty awesome stuff and i ll be writing more about cazuela punch in the future in the meantime i took the liberty of modifying junior s single serving recipe to a full punch size now junior being junior has a flair for the exotic so i ve also added some alternatives hope you enjoy it don roberto refresher 20 oz don roberto tequila reposado 10 oz grilled grapefruit juice 30 oz jarritos de toronja or squirt for you gringos 2 5 oz hibiscus syrup junior makes his own you can substitute the more traditional grenadine 2 5 oz orange liqueur junior used combier 5 oz fresh lemon juice 2 5 oz fresh orange juice garnish with slices of lemon lime orange and grapefruit stir ingredients in large bowl preferably a cazuela which can be found pretty cheap optionally you may add a pinch of salt or rim a glass in salt the former being more traditional that s a gooeseberry blossom lots of flair posted by frankie cocktails at 6 23 pm 3 comments labels exotic punch junior merino strange punch tequila thursday october 1 2009 birthday punch ah punch where to begin there s something very powerful about the image of the punchbowl something anachronistic very very deep set as though through long use some distance that weighted image has sunk directly into our collective unconscious the punchbowl calls to mind recollections of gatherings we may or may not have attended candlelit rowdy a good punch is spellbinding it summons up forth conviviality slows time kindles rekindles friendships there s something unmistakably magical about the sound of a ladle darting around a block of ice better than the ring of silver of a wine glass it demands attention but in a low key continuous unobtrusive and irresistible way it s a patient charm punch has been around for a very long time a good punch is a mystical experience in a sense maybe each bowl of punch is every other bowl of punch drinking a glass of punch ladling from the flowing bowl you re drinking from the one true punch in one of its many manifestations when you lift a glass of punch to your mouth toast the assembled revelers and merry makers it s as though you re lifting that glass toasting each and every drinker through the long parade of punch drinkers all assembled in some sort of punch space punch time a good punch is dangerous it s silky smooth and tastes only of the best points of alcohol large men great drinkers have fallen unmanned by too much punch too quickly people do the funniest things while punch drunk punch intoxicates like a heavy fragrance it lends a certain unreality to a gathering one doesn t doubt those legendary stories of bowls as big as fountains with child servers paddling in mini canoes serving the assembled through the day into the night into the day into the night so noted the birthday punch a few years ago in celebration of a birthday my friends i set up to whip up a punch ah but not just any punch a birthday punch it began simply as all great punches do but quickly escalated into a carefully orchestrated free for all all the great tricks were employed batavia arrack angostura absinthe strong rum bases split a thousand different ways complex sweeteners the zest and juice of a great many citruses concocted in a space age punchbowl of great depth and capacity like some wyrd sisters cauldron iced down with a large block of ice served surrounded with frozen vessels hewn out of pineapples finished off at the last a la cafe brulot lemonhart 151 poured down the zest of oranges studded with cloves ablaze hypnotic the assembled watched in hushed reverence punch was served appropriately forgotten because of course punch is the great facilitator even at its most garish its most complex punch calls up a certain atmosphere and then fades into a very pleasant background where one presumes it sits pleased in itself fulfilled burning down like a lamp it was a hell of a punch everything in perfect balance and order all eighteen or so ingredients enchanting delicious it led to a hell of night i m not sure that i could ever recreate that punch although of course i dutifully noted its many ingredients their respective proportions i know i ve got that recipe around here somewhere pardon me while i go look for it posted by boredwiththesea at 12 36 pm no comments wednesday september 30 2009 endless summer punch i approach most punches with whatever is in season duh at prime meats i m blessed with a ridiculously large walk in an encouraging kitchen staff and a phenomenal support team that sources fresh and organic produce from the hudson valley and pennsylvannia around mid summer we started getting some really fantastic wild seed tristar strawberries but that s for another post around the same time and even now as the season comes to a close we re getting some great raspberries now the season really is coming to a close take a walk around new york city today and you re in for some beautiful sweater weather the first day like it in the season this kind of weather makes me want to wear camel hair coats and get all literary up in here anyone will tell you that i love alliteration in a punch its a great literary device so why can t it be a good culinary device with that i give you my first bespoke punch endless summer punch raspberry rooibos tea and rum 8 oz raspberry syrup 14 oz rum i used the rhum barbancourt 8 year 8 oz rooibos tea 4 oz fresh lemon juice 1 4 of a cucumber thinly sliced and quartered as garnish and slight aromatic 8 sprigs of mint 20 or so raspberries again as a garnish and aromatic 2 oz st germain elderflower liqueur prepare raspberry syrup by muddling half a pint of raspberries with boiling water and about 6 oz of sugar to taste depending on ripeness of raspberries strain and bottle prepare rooibos tea and allow to cool add all liquid ingredients and stir garnish with mint leaves raspberries and sliced cucumber this little guy can be a bit boozy so stretch it out with some sparkling water if you so desire i tend to make everything sparkly i mean it s way more fun right a delicious prime daiquiri on the left and a glass of endless summer punch on the right enjoy oh and in the interest of keeping things moving my good friend nick jarrett of the frankli n death co outpost in philly will be posting today about the recent punch party in philadelphia posted by frankie cocktails at 6 06 pm no comments labels raspberries rum summer tea monday september 28 2009 introduction who doesn t like a nice glass of punch in their mouth i love punch there i said it you ve always thought it but you were ashamed to admit it go ahead shout it from a roof top i love punch feels pretty good doesn t it i make punch for a living well not just punch i make all sorts of intoxicating libations but what i love most about bartending at a fine establishment is making punch not just any ye ole punch mind you though there s nothing wrong with a classic planter s punch or fish house punch but off the cuff creations i won t bore you with the details that s what the rest of the blog is for but punch lets you experiment with ingredients and build upon flavors on the fly in a way that creating cocktails doesn t quite allow making punch is a lot like cooking you can add one thing taste tweak add more spice taste tweak etc cocktails are more akin to baking in all it s exacting chemistry you mix it all together bake it over ice and see what comes out sometimes it s absolutely glorious most of the time it s not there s something just so damned organic and fervent about the whole punch making business and forget the stuffiness of it all punch is fun and punk and insane and wild and well all that other stuff because after all it s about partying in the coming posts we will talk about how to make a good punch how to fix a bad punch some great classics and new favorites from great bars and bartenders and some new ideas here and there i expect a lot of great contributors will add more content than i could dream and i hope this becomes a repository for recipes that otherwise might be forgotten a sort of punch sanctuary where punches of all types can run wild and dream of chasing cats or whatever it is punches do in their dreams i m glad you love punch as much as i do go ahead drink a glass of punch feels pretty good doesn t it i ll leave you with this little tid bit that s well in a word badass from wikipedia there is a college tradition at jesus college in oxford that a famous silver gilded punch bowl will be presented to anyone who can meet two challenges the first is to put arms around the bowl at its widest point the second is to drain the bowl of strong punch 10 imperial gallons or 45 l the bowl measures 5 feet 2 inches 1 6 m at its widest point and so the first challenge has only been accomplished rarely the second challenge has not been met i m not positive this is the exact punch bowl at jesus college but i m sure it s similar posted by frankie cocktails at 5 02 pm 1 comment labels history hyperbole strange punch bowls home subscribe to posts atom