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Considered to be America's “first punch”, the history of the Fish House Punch is as delicious as it is interesting. Speaking of interesting, Jules goes off the rails and makes a clarified batched Last Word. Zany times ahead. Fish House Punch (serves 25 or 12 if they are thirsty) Jamaican Amber Rum (Plantation is a favorite) Cognac Peach Brandy Water Lemons Sugar Measuring cups Punch bowl or bucket! Punch glasses Block of ice Boat oar (optional) Clarified Last Word (serves 4) Green Chartreuse Gin Maraschino liqueur Whole milk Limes Citrus squeezer Jigger Glass jars Strainer Coffee filters, or paper towels Strainer Clear ice Rocks glass Bar spoon Tip: When batching cocktails, unless the recipe calls for more than 5, you need to pay attention to taste as citrus and sugar seem to become more intense when making 6 or more at once. If you don't have the time to experiment, just make and batch your cocktails into groups of 5 and bottle them up. Batching cocktails, ratios, when to add bubbles, when to add ice The Art of Drinking IG: @theartofdrinkingpodcast Jules IG: @join_jules TikTok: @join_jules Website: joinjules.com Brad IG: @cigarsnvino This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode we are imbibing a popular colonial cocktail, the Fish House Punch (also known as the Philadelphia Fish House Punch). This traditional tea-based rum punch that was sourced from global ingredients was once mentioned in President George Washingon's diary—its popularity ties into the era and region of TUX's scandal.
Let the cat er...chicken fight begin! The Jackson duo "talk smart things," groan about clip shows and of course, we got bloopers! Today's cocktail: The Fish House Punch! Learn it HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ED2xc11WEM Reach us on the instas @cheerstothatpod
The Pendennis Cocktail seems to have been a drink that was hardly known. Appearances in recipe books are few and far between, and when it did show up, there were variations on the recipe. Not much to talk about there. However, while the cocktail information was sparse, there seems to be a whole lot of different Pendennis drinks including a toddy, a mint julep, and even an eggnog. So, this Pendennis must be something important. Join us as we discuss this almost completely forgotten cocktail. We also explore the Pendennis Club, where it got its name, and why we probably would not be asked to be members. We also do a call back to the Old-Fashioned episode where the Pendennis Club made an appearance, and the Fish House Punch episode where we discussed similar types of social clubs. More clubs where we would probably not be asked to be members.
This heady and heavy-handed punch is made for lazy summer afternoons (or—when heated and mulled—lazy, winter weekends), so we’d recommend refraining from following a punch bowl up with any sort of plans, angling or otherwise. An early-known print reference to Fish-House Punch is in “The Cook” (1885): Fish-House Punch There’s a little place just out of town, Where, if you go to lunch, They’ll make you forget your mother-in-law With a drink called Fish-House Punch. Philadelphia Fish House Punch Recipe: ½ CUP SUGAR 2 LEMONS, PEELED AND JUICE RESERVED 2 CUPS BLACK TEA OR WATER, WARM 2 CUPS JAMAICAN RUM 1 CUP COGNAC ¼ CUP PEACH BRANDY In a large bowl, add sugar and lemon peels, and rub together to release the citrus oils into the sugar. Allow to infuse for at least 30 minutes. Add warm tea (or water) and stir to dissolve sugar. Add rum, Cognac, lemon juice and peach brandy and stir to mix. Add a block of ice to chill, and add smaller pieces of ice for desired dilution. Garnish with lemon wheels studded with whole cloves. Ladle into individual glasses. Leave us some feedback, and make a bowl to share with your friends at your 4th […]
Renowned photographer and super cool dude Jason Varney stops by the podcast studio with what might have been a little too much Fish House Punch. Listen along as we discuss the origins of Varney Photo, being a newer dad, and the balancing act of passion versus business.
This Fish House Punch takes us to all the way back to colonial America and includes stories you probably didn’t learn in elementary school. This punch is truly a monster in a glass, or maybe a goblet, or bowl, or whatever people drank punch out of in the 18th century. Containing nearly all the booze and all the sugar, this surely guaranteed the founding fathers could stay up all night getting trashed while creating a nation. In this episode we discuss the origins of the Fish House Punch in the the social club known as the Schuylkill Fishing Company, AKA the Colony of Schuylkill. We also take a look at other Philadelphia gentleman’s clubs of the time, including the Junto Club founded by Benjamin Franklin. Rumor has it that George Washington allegedly drank so much Fish House Punch once, that he couldn’t write in his diary for three days! THREE WHOLE DAYS?!! Wait, was this a standard for judging how bad your hangover was? The founding fathers were known for running up pretty large tavern bills, especially during election season, but could this story really be true? Join us as we try to figure out if the first Commander-in-Chief was a lightweight, a heavyweight, or just hated writing in his diary. There are variations on the ingredients in this punch, but here is the ingredients used for the tasting: 4 oz Jamaican rum 2 oz brandy 1/2 oz peach brandy 1/2 oz maraschino 2 oz green tea 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz simple syrup champagne
For our episode #20, we're cleaning out the vault for some very exciting recent audio. After catching you up on everything that's been going on with a little Discourse Intercourse, we share the full "Victorian Drinking and Drunkenness" panel from the recent Steampunk Empire Symposium. Hosted by Ginny Tonic and frequent show guest Calamity Dawn, this panel was actually sharing samples as it took shape. From there the tables are turned as Shane DeFreest from Cyclopean Ventures interviews Ginny and Charlie for a change. Cap things off with a music segment that asks if "You're Drunk Enough To Sleep With Me Tonight" and you have a very enjoyable episode. Sit back, pour yourself a glass of Fish House Punch and join us once again!