Serving a hot punch is difficult unless it is placed over a heating element. Even then, hot drinks are better when served as soon as they are prepared.

Ingredients

  • 1 fifth Barbados rum
  • 2 lemons
  • 4 ounces sugar
  • 3 pints boiling water
  • 1 fifth brandy
  • 1 pint Sherry
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • Grated nutmeg

    Preparation

    1. Macerate the lemon rinds and the sugar in a small earthenware bowl. Add the lemon juice and ginger. Mix well and place in a larger earthenware bowl. Then add, in order, the rum, brandy, Sherry and boiling water. Mix well, warm for 20 minutes, and serve it topped with nutmeg.

    25 minutes

    Dining and Cooking