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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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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Cape Fear Punch

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

  • sparkling grape juice
  • spiced syrup
  • apple
  • orange
  • blood orange juice
  • cranberry
  • apple cider
  • cinnamon
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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
  • ch cinnamon
  • allspice berry
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Castaway Punch

  • brandy
  • champagne
  • orange juice concentrate
  • pink lemonade concentrate
  • cranberry juice cocktail
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Jim Beam Fruit Punch

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

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

  • gin
  • madeira wine
  • nutmeg
  • orange
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • honey
  • lemon juice
  • pineapple
  • clove
  • lemon
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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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Apple Cider and Rum Punch

  • rum
  • sweet vermouth
  • hard apple cider
  • lemon juice
  • red apple
  • maple syrup
  • 3xch orange zest
  • angostura bitter
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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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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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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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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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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
  • brandy
  • nutmeg
  • orange juice
  • brown sugar
  • frosted corn cereal
  • milk

Ingredient Breakdown

 
lemon juice
sugar
orange juice
lime juice
nutmeg
water
orange
lemon
brandy
ginger ale
ice
strawberry
pineapple juice
milk
cinnamon
pomegranate juice
cranberry juice
mint
bourbon
cognac
maple syrup
grenadine
vanilla extract
rum
club soda
apple cider
champagne
white rum
sparkling wine
cranberry
vodka
clove
gin
ginger beer
rosemary
pomegranate aril
dark rum
raspberry
lime
brown sugar
cinnamon syrup
thyme
blueberry
lemon lime soda
orange juice concentrate
blood orange juice
triple sec
pineapple
angostura bitter
black tea
grapefruit juice
ginger
apple
fruit
seasonal fruit
pink lemonade
lemonade concentrate
limeade concentrate
green coloring
cucumber
watermelon
egg white
red wine
maraschino cherry
salt
rye whiskey
pomegranate seed
orange liqueur
allspice dram
blood orange
amontillado sherry
cranberry juice cocktail
lemon twist
aromatic bitter
honey
sweet vermouth
spiced rum
demerara syrup
tequila
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
sparkling water
citrus
tartar cream
egg
tom
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
caramel syrup
caramel ice cream
blanco tequila
rated fusion liqueur
lime twist
raspberry lemonade
orange bitter
orgeat syrup
white wine
edible flower
ice block
seltzer
demerara sugar
green tea
sparkling grape juice
spiced syrup
chambord
light rum
red orange
this non alcoholic
campari
ice chunk
elderberry tea
seasonal berry
ch ginger
basil
honey syrup
luxardo maraschino liqueur
peychaud bitter
elderflower liqueur
peach vodka
vermouth
ch cinnamon
allspice berry
hard cider
pink lemonade concentrate
cherry whiskey
strawberry liqueur
passion fruit couli
apricot nectar
brandied cherry
apricot liqueur
apricot
vanilla bean
black raspberry liqueur
cardamom bitter
cherry bark vanilla bitter
flamed lemon peel
beer
milk punch
coconut rum
green tea ice cream
tray ice
limeade
diet lemon lime soda
ice ring
loose earl grey tea
madeira wine
cheesecloth
tabasco smoked chipotle hot sauce
apple brandy
apple cider syrup
maple liqueur
mescal
hard apple cider
red apple
3xch 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
demerara rum
gold puerto rican rum
jamaican rum
falernum
herbsaint
vanilla vodka
melon liqueur
raspberry vodka
soda water
clementine
oleo saccharum
irish whiskey
grenadine syrup
lime orange
limoncello
sour
banana
peanut butter
chocolate syrup
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
bourbon whiskey
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 12%
  • lime juice 10%

Common Ingredients

  • ice 9%
  • water 9%
  • nutmeg 8%
  • lemon 8%
  • orange 7%
  • brandy 6%
  • maple syrup 6%
  • pineapple juice 6%

Usual Ingredients

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