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Library Bar's Jamaican Waiting Punch
[Photograph: Rebecca Fishman]
This strong and slightly funky sipper takes its name from the Jamaican rum that forms its base and because Library Bar's Matthew Biancaniello offers it as a freebie on the weekends to keep waiting customers happy as he crafts their cocktails.
Library Bar's Jamaican Waiting Punch
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 10 |
| Active time: | 20 minutes |
| Total time: | 2 hours |
Ingredients
- 8 lemons
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ½ cups Smith & Cross rum
- 1 ½ cups Batavia Arrack
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 4 cups blood orange juice (or pomegranate juice)
- Large block of ice
- Sliced star fruit or dehydrated blood orange
- Whole nutmeg for grating
Procedures
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1
Zest 8 lemons and place in punch bowl with sugar. Stir and let stand 1 hour.
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2
Add rum, Batavia Arrack, lemon juice, and blood orange (or pomegranate) juice. Stir.
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3
Add large block of ice, and let sit for 30 minutes to allow flavors to coalesce.
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4
Float slices of star fruit or dehydrated blood orange for garnish.
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5
Grate nutmeg into each glass for serving.
