West Indian Punch

From Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1900). Original recipe: "One lump of sugar dissolved in a little water in a mixing-glass, add the juice of half a lime, half a pony brandy, one jigger old Madeira, fill the glass with cracked ice; mix until cold, strain into fancy glass, decorate with berries and sliced fruit."

Glass	Rocks glass
Garnish	None
ABV	18%
Category	prohibition
Flavor	classic, pre-prohibition, kappeler-1900

Ingredients

• sugar dissolved in a little water in a mixing-glass1 lump
• Brandy0.5 oz
• old Madeira2 oz

Method

1. Add sugar dissolved in a little water in a mixing-glass, brandy, and old madeira to mixing glass with ice
2. Stir until well chilled
3. Strain into chilled rocks glass