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Hot Scotch Whiskey Punch

A hot punch made with Scotch whiskey, boiling water, and sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Hot Scotch Whiskey Punch

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Warm a medium bar glass by rinsing it with hot water.

  2. Dissolve the sugar in 1/3 cup of boiling water.

Serve

  1. Add the whiskey and the remaining boiling water.

  2. Stir well and serve hot.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Whiskey
Provides the main spirit flavour and warmth of the punch.
Sugar
Adds sweetness to balance the strong whiskey flavour.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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