Punch

Punch recipes have been around for centuries, and there are many different variations of the popular drink. The earliest known recipe for punch dates back to 1632, and was written by an Englishman named John Moyle. This recipe called for a mixture of wine, spirits, sugar, water, and spices.

Punch became popular in America during the Colonial era, and was often served at social gatherings and events. One of the most popular recipes during this time was called "Fish House Punch", which was made with rum, lemon juice, and sugar.

During the Victorian era, punch recipes became more elaborate and often included fruits, cream, and even ice cream. One of the most famous punch recipes from this era is the "Snowball Punch", which is made with lemonade, rum, and vanilla ice cream.

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Recipes

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Apple Cider and Bourbon Punch

  • PUNCH
  • nutmeg
  • orange
  • brown sugar
  • lemon juice
  • orange juice
  • club soda
  • bourbon
  • apple cider
  • ice
  • SYRUP
  • dark brown sugar
  • cinnamon
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Pumpkin Patch Punch

  • apple cider
  • orange juice
  • lemon juice
  • pumpkin butter
  • ginger beer
  • apple
  • brandy
  • vodka
  • pomegranate aril
  • cinnamon sugar
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Tom & Jerry Warm Milk Punch

  • sugar
  • brandy
  • dark rum
  • tartar cream
  • cinnamon
  • clove
  • nutmeg
  • vanilla extract
  • egg
  • jerry batter
  • butter
  • hot milk
  • nutmeg
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Fruit Punch

  • orange juice concentrate
  • lemonade concentrate
  • pineapple juice
  • orange
  • ginger ale
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Jamaican Rum Punch

  • orange juice
  • pineapple juice
  • rum
  • grenadine
  • lime juice
  • maraschino cherry
  • pineapple wedge
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Watermelon Punch

  • raspberry
  • sugar
  • watermelon
  • lemon juice
  • water
  • raspberry lemonade
  • lemon
  • raspberry
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Sparkling Pomegranate Punch.

  • sugar
  • sparkling wine
  • orange juice
  • rosemary
  • pomegranate juice
  • apple cider
  • pomegranate aril
  • orange bitter
  • lemon juice
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Thanksgiving Punch

  • sparkling grape juice
  • spiced syrup
  • apple
  • orange
  • blood orange juice
  • cranberry
  • apple cider
  • cinnamon
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Cape Fear Punch

  • nutmeg
  • ice block
  • sparkling water
  • demerara sugar
  • orange
  • sparkling wine
  • green tea
  • cognac
  • rum
  • lemon
  • lemon
  • rye whiskey
  • water
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Champagne Punch

  • brandy
  • triple sec
  • ginger ale
  • chambord
  • raspberry
  • pineapple juice
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Rye and Pomegranate Punch

  • clove
  • lemon juice
  • pomegranate juice
  • club soda
  • honey syrup
  • luxardo maraschino liqueur
  • peychaud bitter
  • rye whiskey
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Under-the-Mistletoe Punch

  • blood orange
  • amontillado sherry
  • vermouth
  • cranberry juice cocktail
  • lemon juice
  • sugar
  • clove
  • cinnamon
  • allspice berry
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Castaway Punch

  • brandy
  • champagne
  • orange juice concentrate
  • pink lemonade concentrate
  • cranberry juice cocktail
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Cranberry Fresh Punch

  • triple sec
  • allspice dram
  • ​ cranberry juice
  • brockmans gin
  • lemon juice
  • seasonal berry
  • rosemary
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Jim Beam Fruit Punch

  • champagne
  • cherry whiskey
  • strawberry liqueur
  • passion fruit couli
  • lemon twist
  • strawberry
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Poinsettia Punch Cocktail

  • sugar
  • water
  • allspice dram
  • vanilla bean
  • black raspberry liqueur
  • cinnamon syrup
  • aromatic bitter
  • cardamom bitter
  • gin
  • cherry bark vanilla bitter
  • lemon juice
  • cinnamon
  • flamed lemon peel
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Apricot Sunray Punch

  • sparkling wine
  • blood orange
  • apricot nectar
  • lemon juice
  • cognac
  • brandied cherry
  • apricot liqueur
  • blood orange juice
  • apricot
  • lemon
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Beer Punch

  • blueberry
  • sugar
  • lime juice
  • grenadine
  • beer
  • strawberry
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Hot Gin Punch

  • brown sugar
  • ​ cinnamon
  • gin
  • madeira wine
  • orange
  • lemon juice
  • honey
  • clove
  • pineapple
  • lemon twist
  • orange
  • clove
  • nutmeg
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Barbecue Apple Milk Punch

  • cheesecloth
  • tabasco smoked chipotle hot sauce
  • apple brandy
  • apple cider syrup
  • lemon juice
  • gin
  • maple liqueur
  • mescal
  • milk
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Puente Punch

  • sugar
  • lime wedge
  • sugar
  • amber rum
  • orange juice
  • vanilla extract
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • ice
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Party Punch

  • cranberry cocktail
  • gingerale
  • club soda
  • orange juice
  • grapefruit juice
  • ice
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Berry Eyeball Punch

  • blueberry juice cocktail
  • spiced rum
  • lemon juice
  • lychee
  • blueberry
  • sweetened acai juice
  • blackberry
  • lemon lime soda
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Rum Punch

  • passion fruit sorbet
  • white rum
  • nutmeg
  • orange juice concentrate
  • pineapple juice concentrate
  • grenadine
  • water
  • lime juice
  • rum
  • ice
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Warm Milk Punch

  • special equipment cheesecloth
  • lemons zest
  • demerara syrup
  • lemon juice
  • pierre ferrand cognac
  • sugar
  • milk
  • el dorado year rum
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Lagoon Punch

  • lychee liqueur
  • club soda
  • blue curaçao liqueur
  • orange
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Milk punch

  • vanilla extract
  • bourbon
  • cinnamon
  • cognac
  • dark rum
  • powdered sugar
  • milk
  • nutmeg
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Celebration Fruit Punch!

  • strawberry
  • lemon
  • orange
  • white rum
  • raspberry
  • ginger ale
  • mint
  • cranberry juice
  • sparkling apple juice
  • ice
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Centennial Punch

  • sugar
  • pineapple infused whiskey
  • whiskey
  • water
  • coriander seed
  • pineapple
  • ​ lemon juice
  • ​ coriander pineapple syrup
  • pineapple
  • pineapple juice
  • coriander pineapple syrup
  • pineapple infused whiskey
  • punch
  • lemon
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Classic Zombie Punch

  • aromatic bitter
  • demerara rum
  • cinnamon syrup
  • grenadine
  • gold puerto rican rum
  • jamaican rum
  • falernum
  • grapefruit juice
  • ice
  • lime juice
  • herbsaint
  • mint
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Christmas Punch

  • sugar
  • water
  • cranberry juice
  • cranberry
  • apple cider
  • ginger ale
  • ice
  • lime juice
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Rum Punch

  • lime juice
  • spiced rum
  • white rum
  • orange juice
  • pineapple juice
  • grenadine syrup
  • lime orange
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Winter Milk Punch

  • nutmeg
  • milk
  • lemon zest
  • demerara syrup
  • cognac
  • rum
  • lemon juice
  • loose chai tea
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Bloody Punch

  • ginger ale
  • strawberry daiquiri
  • dr pepper cherry
  • concord grape raspberry juice
  • red fruit punch
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Bobby's Christmas Punch

  • lemon
  • orange
  • pomegranate seed
  • orangeflavored club soda
  • amontillado sherry
  • brandy
  • lemon juice
  • maple syrup
  • shots orange liqueur
  • shots ruby port
  • sparkling wine
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Devil's Punch

  • orange juice
  • limoncello
  • orange liqueur
  • sour
  • tequila
  • orange
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Peanut Butter Punch

  • banana
  • evaporated milk
  • water
  • vanilla extract
  • peanut butter
  • chocolate syrup
  • nutmeg
  • sugar
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Grinch Punch

  • almond extract
  • evaporated milk
  • sugar
  • water
  • lemon lime soda
  • green coloring
  • vanilla ice cream
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Cereal Milk Punch

  • vanilla
  • cinnamon
  • dark rum
  • nutmeg
  • orange juice
  • brown sugar
  • frosted corn cereal
  • milk

Ingredient Breakdown

 
lemon juice
sugar
orange juice
nutmeg
lime juice
orange
water
lemon
cinnamon
ice
brandy
ginger ale
strawberry
pineapple juice
milk
pomegranate juice
cognac
cranberry juice
mint
maple syrup
grenadine
vanilla extract
rum
club soda
bourbon
apple cider
sparkling wine
clove
white rum
pineapple
cranberry
champagne
dark rum
ginger beer
vodka
rosemary
pomegranate aril
raspberry
gin
lime
brown sugar
ginger
cinnamon syrup
thyme
seasonal fruit
blueberry
lemon lime soda
orange juice concentrate
blood orange juice
triple sec
angostura bitter
lemon twist
grapefruit juice
apple
fruit
pink lemonade
sparkling water
lemonade concentrate
limeade concentrate
green coloring
cucumber
watermelon
red wine
egg white
maraschino cherry
salt
rye whiskey
pomegranate seed
orange liqueur
blood orange
amontillado sherry
cranberry juice cocktail
allspice dram
aromatic bitter
bourbon whiskey
black tea
honey
sweet vermouth
spiced rum
demerara syrup
tequila
pineapple infused whiskey
evaporated milk
dark brown sugar
strawberry syrup
st germain
pumpkin butter
cinnamon sugar
grand marnier
sugared cranberry
citrus vodka
barbados dark rum
bitter
peach liqueur
jamaican gold rum
peach
tartar cream
egg
jerry batter
butter
hot milk
aloe vera juice
agave syrup
kirby cucumber
heavy cream
tea
rosé wine
fruit punch concentrate
pineapple wedge
green apple
walnut
prune
piloncillo
tamarind pod
pear
drinking water
sugar cane
guava
tejocote
blanco tequila
rated fusion liqueur
lime twist
caramel syrup
caramel ice cream
raspberry lemonade
orange bitter
sparkling grape juice
spiced syrup
orgeat syrup
white wine
edible flower
ice block
demerara sugar
green tea
light rum
red orange
chambord
this non alcoholic
campari
ice chunk
elderberry tea
basil
honey syrup
luxardo maraschino liqueur
peychaud bitter
elderflower liqueur
peach vodka
vermouth
allspice berry
hard cider
pink lemonade concentrate
​ cranberry juice
brockmans gin
seasonal berry
cherry whiskey
strawberry liqueur
passion fruit couli
vanilla bean
black raspberry liqueur
cardamom bitter
cherry bark vanilla bitter
flamed lemon peel
apricot nectar
brandied cherry
apricot liqueur
apricot
root beer
cherry juice
allspice
beer
milk punch
coconut rum
green tea ice cream
​ cinnamon
madeira wine
tray ice
limeade
diet lemon lime soda
ice ring
loose earl grey tea
cheesecloth
tabasco smoked chipotle hot sauce
apple brandy
apple cider syrup
maple liqueur
mescal
hard apple cider
red apple
3x1 orange zest
lime wedge
amber rum
sweetened condensed milk
cranberry cocktail
gingerale
blueberry juice cocktail
lychee
sweetened acai juice
blackberry
passion fruit sorbet
pineapple juice concentrate
special equipment cheesecloth
lemons zest
pierre ferrand cognac
el dorado year rum
lychee liqueur
blue curaçao liqueur
powdered sugar
citric acid
cherry
sparkling apple juice
red gel icing
tart cherry juice
whiskey
coriander seed
​ lemon juice
​ coriander pineapple syrup
coriander pineapple syrup
punch
vanilla vodka
melon liqueur
raspberry vodka
soda water
demerara rum
gold puerto rican rum
jamaican rum
falernum
herbsaint
orange wheel
oleo saccharum
irish whiskey
grenadine syrup
lime orange
lemon zest
loose chai tea
strawberry daiquiri
dr pepper cherry
concord grape raspberry juice
red fruit punch
orangeflavored club soda
shots orange liqueur
shots ruby port
limoncello
sour
banana
peanut butter
chocolate syrup
mint tea
almond extract
vanilla ice cream
vanilla
frosted corn cereal

Insights

Correlated with Lower Ratings

  • milk

Staple Ingredients

  • lemon juice 19%
  • sugar 17%
  • orange juice 13%
  • lime juice 10%

Common Ingredients

  • ice 9%
  • water 9%
  • nutmeg 9%
  • orange 7%
  • lemon 7%
  • cinnamon 6%
  • maple syrup 6%
  • pineapple juice 6%

Usual Ingredients

  • bourbon 6%
  • brandy 6%
  • ginger ale 6%
  • sparkling wine 6%
  • strawberry 6%
  • club soda 5%
  • pomegranate juice 5%
  • rum 5%
  • milk 5%
  • vanilla extract 5%
  • cognac 4%
  • cranberry juice 4%
  • mint 4%
  • gin 4%
  • lime 4% See More
  • apple cider 3%
  • clove 3%
  • dark rum 3%
  • grenadine 3%
  • pineapple 3%
  • white rum 3%
  • 3%
  • blueberry 3%
  • champagne 3%
  • cranberry 3%
  • grapefruit juice 3%