Original Chatham Artillery Punch
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Ingredients
- 8lemons
- 1pound superfine sugar
- 750-milliliter bottle bourbon or rye
- 750-milliliter bottle Cognac
- 750-milliliter bottle dark Jamaican rum
- 3bottles Champagne or other sparkling wine
- Nutmeg
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Preparation
- Step 1
Squeeze and strain the lemons to make 16 ounces of juice. Peel the lemons and muddle the peels with the sugar. Let the peels and sugar sit for an hour, then muddle again. Add the lemon juice and stir until sugar has dissolved. Strain out the peels.
- Step 2
Fill a 2- to 3-gallon bucket or bowl with crushed ice or ice cubes. Add the lemon-sugar mixture and the bourbon, Cognac and rum. Stir and add the Champagne. Taste and adjust for sweetness. Grate nutmeg over the top and serve.
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I made it for a few parties and all of my friends love it - even the ones who don't like whiskey! It is very potent though - so be careful of the casualties. It doesn't taste as strong as it is.
I suggest that you peel the lemons first, and then juice them. Have learned the hard way several times how much easier that order is!
This has become a tradition for me to make for our Christmas parties, and every year, the following happens: 1. People are scared to try it after they hear how much booze is in it. 2. People try it and our surprised how much they like it. 3. People get HAMMERED. Love this punch. Make sure you tell your guests the great origin story of it, too.
Warning: This punch is VERY strong. Made a one third recipe, including only a cup (instead of a bottle!) of each liquor, and was still too much/too strong to get through. Tastes good and lemon-sugar trick great to know about but would not make again. If you do make it, serve in those little, tiny cocktails glasses from 1920's or '30's, otherwise is too much. Very potent, sneaks up on everyone quickly. Might repurpose leftovers as sugar syrup to pour over cake. Too strong! Not healthy! Beware!!!
Made exactly as directed, and it was fantastic! Everyone at the party loved it, and I think it might be one of the best punches we’ve made. I made an ice ring to put in the punch bowl and sliced some lemon wheels to float on top. It took 9 lemons to get enough juice (instead of 8), and I used decent liquor but not top shelf.
This is a good strong drink and I loved it at 28 years old. At 44 years old it’s a bit much and filled with excess sugar. Best served on a summer day with food or to the youth
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