#vanilla punch

[guppyslim]

Punch - Vanilla Punch Recipe

Clear punch that is easy to make ahead of time, easy to serve, and wonderful tasting. Also very inexpensive to make for a large group.

[elixirforthesoul]

Vanilla Punch

Brandy - 2 oz

Lemon Juice - 1/3 oz

Superfine Sugar - 1 tbsp

Shake everything except vanilla extract with crushed ice and pour into a long tumbler. Add more crushed ice to fill. Add a few drops of vanilla extract on top and one or two slices of lemon.

Perhaps one of the simplest punches from Jerry Thomas's original 1862 The Bar-Tender's Guide, containing almost the same ingredients as his Brandy Sour, but with a few drops of vanilla extract added on top to give it that sweet aroma. I put in an extra vanilla pod to further enhance the smell.

As with most drinks back in those days, this punch is very sweet by today's standard. A whole tablespoonful of sugar to the juice of 1/4 of a lemon is a bit of an overkill. It may be that I've had too many Thomas's drinks recently to mind the sweetness; but feel free to raise the amount of lemon juice.