Type
Liqueurs, spirit-flavored
Also known as
Caloric Punch, Caloric Punsch, Arak Punch, Arrack Punch, Arak Punsch, Arrack Punsch
Description
Generic for a type of smoky Scandinavian liqueur, Batavia Arak/Arrack-based & flavored. Batavia Arak is a distillate of fermented sugar cane juice and fermented Javanese rice - which creates a sharp smoky rummy spirit. Swedish Punsch (or Punch) sweetens this with cane sugar to produce an unforgettable liqueur. Notable brands are Cederlund's Carlshamn's and Gronstedt. Like a dark smoky rum and when added to other lesser rums tends to enhance their value in an estimable way.
Flavor
rum,
smokey and
sweet
Availability
Limited availability. Produced and sold in Sweden. Rarely exported. Regional.
Substitute
other
rum flavored
liqueur
Usage examples
This ingredient appears in
78 recipes in CocktailDB.
