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Shaken · Collins

Jerry Thomas (1863), adapted by David Wondrich

Jackson Punch cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything well with ice.
  2. 2Strain into an ice-filled glass and garnish with raspberries and an orange wheel.
Glass
Collins
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Fresh raspberries, orange wheel

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

House prep

Demerara Raspberry Syrup (2:1)

Yield
About 2 cups
Keeps
2 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsDemerara sugar
  • 1 cupWater
  • 1 cupRaspberries

Method

  1. 1Warm the sugar and water over low heat, stirring until dissolved. Stir in the raspberries until they collapse into a pulp, then strain into a jar and chill, skimming off any pectin that rises.

About the Jackson Punch

Jackson Punch is a cocktail made with cognac, aged rum and lemon juice, created by Jerry Thomas in 1863.

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