Best Mr Micawbers Favorite Gin Punch Recipes
MR. MICAWBER'S FAVORITE GIN PUNCH
According to his great-grandson, Cedric, Charles Dickens ''loved the ritual of mixing the evening glass of Gin Punch, which he performed with all the energy and discrimination of Mr. Micawber.'' You may recall that, in ''David Copperfield,'' Wilkins Micawber is uplifted by a humble gin punch: ''I never saw a man so thoroughly enjoy himself amid the fragrance of lemon-peel and sugar, the odour of burning spirit, and the steam of boiling water, as Mr. Micawber did that afternoon." Although this is called a punch, note that it's a serving for one - but don't let that stop you from making it for company. Its combination of spirit, warmth and spice will bring to mind a hot toddy, and it's fragrant and flavorful enough to supplant the more familiar whiskey-based version - at least for a season.
Provided by Rosie Schaap
Categories cocktails
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Juice 1/2 lemon through a strainer directly into a warmed, heatproof glass (like those used for Irish coffee). Add the sugar and honey, and stir. Add the cinnamon and clove. Fill the glass three-quarters full with water just off the boil. Stir. Add the Madeira and gin and stir gently with a spoon or with a cinnamon stick, if you prefer. Grate a little nutmeg on top.
THE GIBSON
As with many classic cocktails, numerous origin stories have attached themselves to The Gibson like barnacles, and the truth is uncertain. One thing is clear, however: the pickled onion hasn't always been part of the Gibson legend. The recipe in my 1933 edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book is essentially a formula for what many would call a 50/50 martini - half gin, half dry vermouth, with a faint spritz of lemon essence. Nonetheless, we now tend to regard The Gibson as a martini in which a cocktail onion is swapped in for the usual olive - and that's the version of the story I'm sticking with in this recipe. Play with the proportions to your taste, but, as usual, I recommend that you don't stint on the vermouth.
Provided by Rosie Schaap
Categories cocktails
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Pack a mixing glass with ice. Add gin and vermouth. Stir for 30 seconds, until it is very cold indeed. Strain into a cocktail glass in which a cocktail onion awaits.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 124, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 4 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams
GIN AND TONIC WITH BITTERS AND ORANGE
Use bitters and orange peel to perk up a gin and tonic.
Provided by Rosie Schaap
Yield 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Fill a highball glass with ice and add gin and simple syrup. Top with tonic water and add orange bitters. Garnish with a ribbon of orange; let it drop into the glass.
GIN PUNCH
We found this recipe in Jerry Thomas's 1862 How to Mix Drinks or the Bon Vivant's Companion, in a recipe for a single serving. It called for Holland gin-or genever, as we know it today-and was probably a very popular drink. The back story is that when planning our first End of Prohibition party we were searching for punch recipes that could be served in teacups. So we started going through books and shot a few ideas back and forth until we found papa Jerry's recipe. We replaced the genever with Plymouth gin, and with a few more tweaks we got it perfect. The decorative ice block adds a great visual effect.
Provided by Jason Kosmas
Categories Drink Punch Birthday Cocktail Gin Sparkling Wine Citrus
Yield Makes 5 3/4 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare the decorative ice block, allowing a few hours for freezing.
- Combine all the fruits in a large punch bowl. Add the gin, juice, syrups, crème de framboise, and water. Refrigerate for at least 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, add the champagne and the decorative ice block.
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