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The Complete Buffet Guide by V. B. Lewis (1903, p.85) — Party form

6 wholelemon — lemonsacid
6 bottleNordhauser brandwein — Nordhauser Brantweinbase
1.5 lbsugar — loaf sugarbase
0.33 gallonwater — waterdilution
6 wholeOrange — orangesgarnish
1 gillanisette — anisettemodifier
1 gillcuracao — red Curacoamodifier
1 bottleKirschwasser — kirschwassermodifier
1 bottlekummel — kummelmodifier
  1. Combine the sugar, sliced lemons, anisette, kummel, sliced oranges, kirschwasser, water, Nordhäuser brandwein, and red Curacoa in a large bowl.
  2. Stir well with a ladle, surround the bowl with ice, and serve in a wine-glass.

Garnish: Lemon and orange slices

Ice: Served cold over bowl ice

Nose
Anise, citrus, and grain spirit dominate the bowl.
Palate
Grandeur Punch is valuable less as a modern practical recipe than as evidence of the cosmopolitan, liqueur-heavy continental side of buffet-era punch culture.
Finish
The finish is sweet, aromatic, and spirituous.
Summary
A highly continental spirit-and-liqueur bowl from the more perfumed side of party punch service.

See also: Cold Party Punch Family, Empire City Punch