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# Mississippi Punch Recipe
- URL: https://www.bourbonbanter.com/mississippi-punch-recipe/
- Published: 2013-09-20T05:01:38.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-01T17:49:49.000Z
- Description: Falling right between International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Miniature Golf Day, it’s National Rum Punch Day! Of course this is Bourbon & Banter, not Rum & Repartee (patent pending), so we had to make sure America’s Native Spirit was in the mix.
- Author: Thomas Fondano
- Tags: Cocktails, Bourbon Whiskey Cocktails, Cocktail Recipes, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2023-03-13 09:32, #updated

This 19th-century punch comes to us via [Jerry Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%5FThomas%5F%28bartender%29?ref=bourbonbanter.com), the father of American mixology. (For more info on Thomas and the history of cocktails check out David Wondrich’s *Imbibe!*) With four ounces of booze and just a touch of lemon juice and sugar, it lives up to it’s name as a “punch.”

### **Mississippi Punch**

- 2oz cognac
- 1oz Jamaican rum
- 1oz bourbon
- 1/2oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp powdered sugar

*Stir the sugar in the lemon juice until dissolved. Add the rest of the ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a tall glass full of shaved or crushed ice. Garnish with an orange wedge and berries in season.*Despite the proportions, this is a surprisingly refreshing drink. Sip it through a straw and enjoy the last couple days of summer. **Happy Rum Punch Day!**