Trader Vic Punch

Name: Trader Vic Punch
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 60 servings
Cuisine: Tiki
Ingredients: 36 ounces fresh lemon juice; 72 ounces orange juice; 6 ounces orgeat syrup; 6 ounces sugar syrup; 38 ounces lightly aged column still rum; 38 ounces aged pot still rum

Material Components

36 ounces fresh lemon juice
72 ounces orange juice
6 ounces orgeat syrup
6 ounces sugar syrup
38 ounces lightly aged column still rum
38 ounces aged pot still rum

Serves 60

Vessel

large punch bowl

Garnish

citrus shells and mint leaves

Preparation

Squeeze juices from fruit, saving shells.
Mix juices with other ingredients and pour into a large punch bowl filled with ice cubes.
Stir vigorously until well chilled.
Add cut-up sections of citrus shells and mint leaves for color.

Notes

Vic Bergeron knew how to throw a party, and his eponymous punch works equally well for a backyard barbecue or a black tie soirée.

I cut the recipe by two thirds and used a mix of Pusser's Blue Label and Flor de Caña Extra Dry 4 Year. Love the Pusser's, but the Flor de Caña wasn't impressive.