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Picon Punch

Picon Punch

Classic

The Basque-American highball.

Before DinnerClassicBittersweet
3 minEasyBalanced

Bitter orange and caramel from the Picon, a little pomegranate sweetness, and warm brandy on the finish. Long, fruity, and gently bitter.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Amer Picon
  • 0.5 oz Grenadine
  • Soda Water to top
  • 0.5 oz Cognac
  • Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the Amer Picon and grenadine to a highball glass filled with ice.

  2. 2

    Top with soda water and stir gently.

  3. 3

    Float the cognac on top by pouring it over the back of a spoon.

  4. 4

    Express a lemon twist over the drink and drop it in.

The Story

The Picon Punch is the signature drink of the Basque communities of the American West, where it is poured in Basque restaurants and bars across Nevada, Idaho, and California. It pairs Amer Picon, the French bittersweet orange aperitif, with grenadine and soda, then crowns it with a float of brandy.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lemon twist