69th Regiment Punch

Name: 69th Regiment Punch
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 tsp. demerara or turbinado sugar; 1 ⁄ 2 slice lemon; 1 oz. Irish whiskey, preferably pot-stilled; 1 oz. Scotch whisky, preferably pot-stilled

Serves
makes 1 Cocktail

ANDRÉ BARANOWSKI

This recipe is adapted from Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar (Perigee, 2007) by David Wondrich. The "Professor" Jerry Thomas himself once called this drink "a capital punch for a cold night." We couldn't agree more.

Ingredients

1 tsp. demerara or turbinado sugar
¹⁄₂ slice lemon
1 oz. Irish whiskey, preferably pot-stilled
1 oz. Scotch whisky, preferably pot-stilled

Instructions

Step 1

Rinse a heavy-duty old-fashioned glass with hot water, then add sugar, lemon, and 1⁄2 cup boiling water. Add whiskeys and stir with a toddy stick. Serve immediately.