Emperor's Punch
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A batch punch of gin and cachaça with tea, verjus, ginger liqueur, lemon and demerara sugar, lengthened with club soda. Tart and dry from the tea and verjus, created by Brian Gilbert at Teardrop Lounge in Portland, OR.
Similar names: Emperor Norton, Emperor's Memoirs, First Emperor, The Emperor, The Emperor (Unicum)
Method
Stirred
Glass
rocks
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
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120 ml
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1 lb
180 ml
12
180 ml
1 c
boiling
180 ml
white peony tea
60 ml
45 ml
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
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AdInstructions
- Steep one tablespoon white peony tea in one cup of boiling water until cooled.
- Make an oleo saccharum by muddling twelve lemon peels in two cups of demerara sugar, resting it until a paste forms.
- Quickly add boiling water and stir to blend well.
- Allow the mixture to cool.
- Combine all ingredients, chill thoroughly, stir gently, and serve with a ladle.
- Garnish each serving with lemon thyme sprigs.
- Yields four to six servings.