Le Punch Fantastique

Name: Le Punch Fantastique
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 7 grams St Elizabeth allspice dram; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 28 grams club soda; 57 grams Pierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula Cognac; 7 grams fresh ginger syrup (see below); 28 grams sparkling wine; 3 sugar cubes

Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Muddle sugar cubes with club soda and bitters in a shaker.

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Sugar Cubes

Sparkling Water

Bitters

Add two ice cubes.

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Ice Cubes

Add all other ingredients except for sparkling wine. Stir.

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Sparkling Wine

Strain into highball glass filled with ice and top with sparkling wine.

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Sparkling Wine

Ice

Garnish with a brandied cherry.

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Cherries

Combine equal parts freshly pressed ginger juice and sugar in a small pan. Simmer until sugar dissolves.

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Ginger Juice

Sugar

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Frying Pan

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Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

7grams

St Elizabeth allspice dram 2dashes

Angostura bitters 28grams

club soda 57grams

Pierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula Cognac 7grams

fresh ginger syrup (see below)28grams

sparkling wine 3

sugar cubes

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.