Mississippi Punch
Audrey Hepburn | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 1961
Mississippi Punch
This highly alcoholic party drink appears in the earliest mixology book, Jerry Thomas’s 1862 How to Mix Drinks, with this single-serving version. However, it can also be made in a punchbowl to the same proportions, with fruit such as oranges and berries added for a more ‘punchy’ taste and appearance.
[short excerpt from Cocktails of the Movies]
Recipe
2 oz / 50 ml cognac
1 oz / 25 ml bourbon
1⁄2 oz / 12.5 ml lemon juice
1⁄2 oz / 12.5 ml sugar syrup
1 oz / 25 ml dark rum
Shake all the ingredients except the rum with crushed ice and pour into a Collins glass, unstrained. Top the glass with more crushed ice, gently pour over the rum and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.