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Punch Room unveils The Five cocktail menu

Punch Room at The London Edition has launched a new cocktail menu called The Five that draws on the five distinct ingredients traditionally used to create Punch.

Punch a la Diable features on the Punch Room’s new cocktail list

Created by bar manager, Davide Segat, formerly of The Connaught, the 30-strong Punch menu features five sections: Spirit, Water and Tea, Citrus, Sugar, and Spice.

“This menu is a collection of our favourite Punches from the last three years as well as our take on Punches through the ages,” said Segat.

The Spirits section focuses on its “primary ingredients and place of origin”, while Citrus depicts sharper and more “palate-awakening” Punches. Sugar features Punches with “rudimentary, natural and unrefined” sugars for their complex flavour profile.

Handpicked by Henrietta Lovell of The Rare Tea Company, Water & Tea features teas which add a “lighter, more delicate and fragrant element” to the Punches.

The fifth section of the menu, Spice, includes a range of punches with more aromatic depth.

The menu also features a ‘Curious and Curiouser’ section, an experimental selection of cocktails using modern techniques. Alongside the new offering is a daily changing punch, and a house punch, which is available all year round.

The menu opens with a foreword from Jake Burger of Portobello Road Gin and The Ginstitute, who describes the history of Punch from its 17th century Indian Ocean origins to present day.

Click through the following pages to discover a selection of cocktails from the new menu. 

Queen Punch

Part of the Sugar section, Queen Punch combines Manuka honey, cream of tartar, Smith & Cross Rum, lemon peel, tonka bean.

Orchard Punch

Located in the Spirit section of the menu, Orchard Punch is a blend of Bols Genever, Zuidam Rogge Genever, orchard syrup (cider, apple juice, maraschino cherries and saffron) and Cornish manuka tea.

Bolleponge

Also part of the Spirit section is Bolleponge, a combination of Aqua vitae, rose tea, citrus juice, sugar and mace.

Punch a la Romaine

Located in Water & Tea, Punch a la Romaine combines Plymouth Gin, dry curacao, lemon foam, whole leaf green tea, Ruinart Champagne.

Cold Ruby Punch

Also part of Water & Tea, this cocktail is a combination of LBV Port, Dutch Batavia Arrack, emerald green tea, pineapple cordial, lemon sherbet and nutmeg.

Arrack Punch

Part of the Spirits section, Arrack Punch is a blend of Batavia Arrack van Oosten, Havana 7 Rum, citrus juice, chai tea and honey essence.

Non-Such Punch

Packing a punch in the Citrus section is Non-such Punch, a blend of Gabriel Boudier Kaffir Lime Leaf Liqueur, Belvedere Vodka, Lillet Blanc, basil water and citric acid.

George IV Punch

Also in the Citrus category is George IV Punch, a blend of bitter orange and lime oleo saccharum, Japanese sencha tea, bilberry syrup, pineapple cordial, Ruinart Champagne.

Closer to God Punch

Part of the Spirits section, this cocktail combines Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal, Cocchi Americano, white wine, lime juice, chamomile soda.

Confessions of love punch

Located in the Water & Tea section, this cocktail combines rare earl grey tea, Martini Ambrato, Martini Rubino, rainwater Madeira wine, Van Oosten Batavia Arrack, grapefruit sherbet, bergamot essential oils, tonka beans (served warm).

Punch a la Diable

Also in Water & Tea is Punch a la Diable, a blend of Edition Bespoke Blend Tea, Bacardi 8 Rum, lemon and orange sherbet, wild forest pepper and redcurrant.

Toledo Punch

Toledo Punch can be found in Water & Tea and combines English peppermint tea, Absolut Elyx Vodka, Manzanilla Sherry, pine needle syrup, and lime juice.

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