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Ilda Marques, Quinta Grande, Madeira

Poncha cocktail recipe

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Method · Built

  1. 1Muddle the lemon peel with the sugar into a paste in a sturdy pint glass.
  2. 2Add the rum, orange juice, lemon juice and honey, then whip hard with a wooden stirrer or spoon until frothy.
  3. 3Adjust with lemon or honey to taste and strain into a small stemmed glass.
Glass
Wine glass
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Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Orange Juice

Yield
About 2.5 oz per orange
Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh oranges

Method

  1. 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.

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.

About the Poncha

Poncha is a sour made with lemon peel swaths, sugar and rhum agricole blanc, created by Ilda Marques at Quinta Grande.

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