Punch Marquise (Sauternes and Cognac Punch)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1903
Ingredients
- 1 litre Sauternes
- 250 grammes lump sugar
- 1 lemon zest
- 1 clove
- 2 1/2 décilitres cognac
Instructions
- Put a litre of Sauternes, 250 grammes of lump sugar and a lemon zest pinned with a clove into a copper pan.
- Dissolve the sugar, then heat the wine until it covers itself with a fine white foam.
- Remove the zest and the clove, and pour the wine into a punch bowl.
- Add 2 and a half decilitres of flamed cognac, set it alight, and let it burn right out.
- Serve with a thin slice of lemon in each glass.