Jersey City Fish House Punch

Jersey City Fish House Punch
Jersey City Fish House Punch
This is one of our End of Prohibition party special punch recipes and it was adapted from the Philadelphia Fish House punch, which was a favorite of Generals Washington and Lafayette. We replaced the original cognac with our local LairdÂ’s AppleJack and got something fantastic as a result. We use all seasonal fruits for this—a beautiful feature that also makes it extra tasty.
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  • Served Person: Makes 5 3/4 quarts
Rum Alcoholic Christmas Lemon Apple Pear Christmas Eve Drink
  • 2 quarts water
  • decorative ice block
  • 6 fuji apples, diced
  • 6 large bartlett pears, diced
  • 6 lemons, cut into half-wheels
  • 6 limes, cut into half-wheels
  • 3 cups smith & cross traditional jamaica rum
  • 1 quart laird's applejack
  • 1 quart freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup massenez crã¨me de pã¢che or peach liqueur
  • Carbohydrate 8 g(3%)
  • Fat 0 g(0%)
  • Fiber 1 g(5%)
  • Protein 0 g(0%)
  • Saturated Fat 0 g(0%)
  • Sodium 2 mg(0%)
  • Calories 80

Preparation Prepare the decorative ice block, allowing a few hours for freezing. Combine the fruits in a large punch bowl and add the rum, AppleJack, juice, water, and liqueur. Refrigerate for at least 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, add the decorative ice block. Reprinted with permission from Speakeasy: The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails Reimagined by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, (C) © 2010 Ten Speed Press Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric first became a team at Soho's Pravda, where they were at the forefront of the Martini Craze that swept the late 1990s. They opened Employees Only along with three other owners in 2004. Together the two have also formed Cocktail Conceptions, a beverage consulting company, and have created branch launches and marketing strategies for major labels such as Absolut, Pernod, Ricard, and Perrier-Jouët Champagne. Their latest bar-restaurant venture is Macao Trading Co. in Tribeca.

Preparation Prepare the decorative ice block, allowing a few hours for freezing. Combine the fruits in a large punch bowl and add the rum, AppleJack, juice, water, and liqueur. Refrigerate for at least 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving, add the decorative ice block. Reprinted with permission from Speakeasy: The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails Reimagined by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric, (C) © 2010 Ten Speed Press Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric first became a team at Soho's Pravda, where they were at the forefront of the Martini Craze that swept the late 1990s. They opened Employees Only along with three other owners in 2004. Together the two have also formed Cocktail Conceptions, a beverage consulting company, and have created branch launches and marketing strategies for major labels such as Absolut, Pernod, Ricard, and Perrier-Jouët Champagne. Their latest bar-restaurant venture is Macao Trading Co. in Tribeca.