Punch au Kirsch (Kirsch Punch)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1903
Ingredients
- 20 grammes tea
- 1 litre boiling water
- 500 grammes lump sugar
- 3/4 litre kirsch
Instructions
- Throw 20 grammes of tea into a litre of boiling water and let it infuse for 10 minutes.
- Put 500 grammes of lump sugar into a punch bowl or a salad bowl.
- Strain the tea infusion over the sugar and dissolve it, stirring with a silver spoon.
- Add three quarters of a litre of kirsch.
- Flame it, and serve in glasses.