Flaming Punch

flaming punch

Bringing in the New Year deserves a special celebration, so why not set some booze on fire to welcome in 2018? We just did it to celebrate the holidays, and I can confirm that Flaming Punch is an excellent way to get excited for what’s to come!

 

Realistically, I’d probably like this drink solely because it’s something you get to light up, but it’s also really tasty. It’s warm and toasty (a result of the hot booze, of course, and also the rum and the cognac) with some lemon for tartness, demerara sugar for sweetness, and black tea to stand the whole thing up.

 

A few other reasons to enjoy this drink:

  1. The lemon makes your hands (and the drink) smell delicious
  2. A hot drink is perfect during this chilly season
  3. It’s super easy to make AND is super fancy to serve
  4. Done correctly, it’s a perfectly safe way to get to set things ablaze (note: we did have a fire extinguisher close at hand, because Safety First!)
  5. The recipe apparently originated from Charles Dickens?!

 

 

Brandon was actually the mastermind behind this cocktail (he’s the drink maker in our relationship). He found it here, their directions are perfect, except (and this is a big exception): we (very, very oddly) had a tough time getting the thing to light up. We ended up using some Everclear (Brandon’s dad just happened to have some on hand), lit that, and pour it in to the pot.

 

Here’s the step-by-step, instructions are below:

 

Rub the lemon in to the sugar, it releases the oils and smells wooonderful!

 

Pour in your multiple forms of booze

 

Light it up!

 

Let it go for about 3 minutes

 

Lid on, fire safely out, then add tea and lemon

 

Enjoy!

 

Here’s the full recipe:

 

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Flaming Punch


  • Yield: 8 cups 1x
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup demerara sugar
  • 3 lemons
  • 2 cups rum
  • 1 1/4 cups cognac 
  • 5 cups black tea 
  • heat proof bowl or enameled cast-iron pot

Instructions

  1. n the basin of an enameled cast-iron pot or heatproof bowl, add sugar and the peels of three lemons.
  2. Rub lemons and sugar together to release citrus oils. For more greater infusion, let sit for 30 minutes.
  3. Add rum and cognac to the sugar and citrus.
  4. Light a match, and, using a heatproof spoon (stainless steel is best), pick up a spoonful of the spirit mix.
  5. Carefully bring the match to the spoon to light.
  6. Carefully bring the lit spoon to the spirits in the bowl.
  7. Let the spirits burn for about three minutes. The fire will melt the sugar and extract the oil from the lemon peels.
  8. Extinguish the bowl by covering it with a heatproof pan or tray.
  9. Skim off the lemon peels (leaving them too long in may impart a bitter flavor).
  10. Squeeze in the juice of the three peeled lemons, and add hot tea or water.
  11. Garnish with citrus wheels.
  12. Ladle into individual glasses.

 

Notes

A heatproof bowl (enameled cast-iron is your best bet) and a heatproof spoon (stainless steel will do) are highly necessary to this process.

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