The Varnish's Milk Punch

10 Lemon (Peel 6 for oleo-saccharum, reserve for juice = 1 1/3 cups)
2 T Sugar (for oleo-saccharum)
2 q Milk (Whole)
1 3⁄4 c Simple syrup (turbinado, see note)
2 c Cognac, Pierre Ferrand 1840
1 q Demerara Rum, El Dorado 5
1 Nutmeg (grated, as garnish)
Instructions

Make an oleo-saccharum: Place the peels of 6 lemons in a glass bowl, add the sugar, muddle, then cover in plastic wrap and let sit somewhere warm for a few hours, or in the refrigerator overnight. When the oleo-saccharum is ready and you're ready to make the punch, juice all the lemons and dissolve the oleo-saccharum into the lemon juice. In a large saucepan, heat the milk until steaming, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Stir vigorously until the milk curdles and the clear liquid separates. Strain through cheesecloth and adjust for strength (with water) or sweetness (with syrup). May be served warm or cold. Grate nutmeg to garnish.

Notes

To make the turbinado syrup, dissolve a cup of turbinado sugar in 1.5 cups of hot water.

History

This is a riff on the classic Mary Rockett's Punch from Dave Wondrich's "Punch".

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Max Seaman, The Varnish, Los Angeles
Source reference

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/12/how-to-make-hot-milk-punch-hot-wi…

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Rebujito

1 oz Fino sherry
1⁄4 oz Limoncello
4 oz Tonic water
1 wdg Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Build, stir, and serve.

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2017
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Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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3⁄4 oz Honey syrup (1:1)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
6 dr Orange flower water
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Instructions

Shake without Champagne, add Champagne, fine strain into a coupe, garnish with an edible flower.

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jello_jones commented on 6/01/2025:

Used Plantation 5 star and Biutiful cava. Delicious. Strong coconut notes for some reason but I’m not mad at it.

Laetare Fizz

1 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 oz Gin, St. George Botanivore
1 oz Aromatized wine, Dubonnet Rouge
1 oz Blood Orange Juice
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit puree
1⁄2 oz Cassis
1⁄2 oz Heavy cream
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
5 dr Peychaud's Bitters (garnish)
Instructions

Shake all ingredients with ice until tin is frosty. Coupe. Garnish with swirled drops of Peychaud's.

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When Doves Fly

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1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
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3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white
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Instructions

Shake on ice, strain into chilled coupe. Garnish lemon peel.

Notes

Recipe just calls for 'American' gin, video shows Aviation brand. Recipe is still excellent with London dry gin.

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http://www.liquor.com/video/curbside-cocktails-when-doves-fly/#gs.dZKME…

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bstanton commented on 3/08/2026:

Nice cocktail however I personally would up the falernum to 1/2oz. It was barely detectable.

Churchill

1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch, Johnnie Walker
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1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
Instructions

Stir, strain, up.

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1⁄2 oz Falernum, Velvet Falernum
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1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir on ice, strain into chilled coupe. Garnish lemon peel.

Notes

Original published online calls for shaking, much better stirred.

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http://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/cocktails-spirits/laphroaig-…

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Shake; strain; up; garnish.

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1 1⁄2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
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1⁄4 oz Amer Picon
Instructions

Stir; strain; up.

History

Cocktail Virgin's adaptation of a recipe in Pioneers of Mixing at Elite Bars: 1903-1933.

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http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/03/yankee-skipper.html

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Lately, I've seen a number of libations posted by Craig E, many which intrigued me. Yankee Skipper was one; so using top shelf ingredients, I put it together. I used Bulleit rye, Vya sweet vermouth, Smith & Cross rum, and Picon Amer. What I expected and what I tasted were two different animals.

What I expected was a somewhat smooth tasting cocktail with a predominant rum taste; what I tasted was a clash of rye and rum, with no taste of the Picon Amer. Specifying the rye and sweet vermouth may help; different brands of rye and sweet vermouth have their own characteristic tastes, and may or may not blend well with Smith and Cross rum.

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Green Beast

1 oz Absinthe, Pernod
1 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Lime juice
4 oz Water (chilled)
3 sli Cucumber
Instructions

Build in an iced Collins glass. Stir and garnish with cucumber slices.

Notes

Alternate recipe: muddle 3 cucumber slices in shaker, add absinthe and simple syrup, ice and shake, strain into iced Collins glass and add 2 oz water. Stir and garnish with additional cucumber slices.

History

Created as a large format punch for Pernod Abinsthe

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2010
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Charles Vexenat, Paris, France
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