Jerry Thomas, the father of modern bartending, wrote this recipe for the first bartenders guide ever published, How to Mix Drinks. While a lot has changed since this book first appeared in 1862, the recipe for a good whiskey punch remains the same. Try this when the weather starts to get cool and you feel like something simple yet warming.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients:
- 2 oz whiskey (Irish or blended Scotch whisky)
- 1 sugar cube (or more to taste)
- boiling water to fill
- 1 piece of lemon (wedge or wheel)