Tip-Top Punch
Source:
The Bartender's Guide: How To Mix Drinks
page:
30
1
bottle
Champagne
Ingredient: Champagne
Also Known As: Sparkling wine What it is: WineSparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of the wine to effect carbonation. It is produced exclusively within the Champagne region of France.
2
bottle
soda water
Ingredient: soda water
Also Known As: seltzer, sparkling water, fizzy water What it is: AdditiveWater which is carbonated and thus made effervescent by the addition of carbon dioxide gas under pressure. In 1767 Englishman Joseph Priestley invented soda water, also known as Carbonated water, when he first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a beer vat at a local brewery in Leeds, England.
1
liqueur glass
Curaçao
Substitution:
Triple sec
Ingredient: Curaçao
Also Known As: Curaçoa What it is: BittersLiqueur flavored with the dried peels of the laraha citrus fruit, grown on the island of Curaçao. Earlier versions were based on brandy or rum but now use neutral spirits.
2
table-spoon
powdered sugar
Ingredient: powdered sugar
Also Known As: Superfine sugar What it is: AdditiveVery fine powdered sugar. In industrial food production, it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required. Powdered sugar is generally mixed with cornstarch, wheat flour, or calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability, and thus it is not generally used to sweeten beverages, but is used as a garnish.
1
slice
pineapple
cut up
(For a party of five.)
Ingredient: pineapple
What it is: FruitCommon name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. While sweet, it is known for its high acid content
Put all the ingredients together in a small punch-bowl, mix well, and serve in champagne goblets.