Name: Gin Punch
Ingredients: 30 ml/1 fl oz gin; 2 slices of lemon; 1 tsp ground nutmeg; 130 g/4½ oz/⅔ cup brown sugar; generous pinch each of ground cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg; boiling water, to top up to taste; hot water, to top up the mug; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1 bottle of ginger wine or brandy; 15 cinnamon sticks; 20 whole cloves; 1 bottle of gin; 30 ml/1 fl oz ginger wine or brandy; 225 g/8 oz/⅔ cup honey; 7–8 lemons, sliced; 1 tsp honey

Ingredients

Per Mug

30 ml/1 fl oz gin
30 ml/1

Drinks
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Punch was a ubiquitous party drink for the Victorians and recipe books of the time list a huge variety, from the cheap to the much more expensive. It was a drink designed for sharing, whether after dinner – when it could be mixed at the table in a male-only ritual generally ending in disarray – or at celebrations. This one is at the cheaper end of the scale, using gin, which was still only just