The Chatham Artillery is the oldest military organization in Georgia. Regimental functions were always a hit when this rather stout punch was served.
2 cups sweet red wine
2 cups strong tea
2/3 cup rum
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup rye whiskey
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup gin
1/3 cup brandy
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 bottle dry champagne
Mix all ingredients except champagne. Cover and Refrigerate for several days. Stir in champagne just before serving.
Makes 20 servings.
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Ted said
April 30 2010 @ 12:22 pm
Chatham Artillery Punch is the least known but probably best of all Punch drinks. Growing up in Savannah, GA our group had heard stories of C-A-P over the years and as we came of age we decided to make a “secret batch”. Secret because we were not quite old enough to buy the alcohol ingredients on our own. After our group pilfered our parents supply closets and pantrys…we had what we needed to start the process of mixing and blending. The most fun was in making this interesting brew which we would later come to closely associate with NUCLEAR FISSION! As this was a recipe for several gallons in quantity our biggest problem was in finding enough containers to store and age the brew. Our solution was to use all of Mom’s plentiful supply of Tupperware containers to carry us through the 2 month long aging process (we figured the longer the better). We succesfully stored or more correctly “Hid” the freshly concocted mix under the kitchen counter in a corner cabinet that was used for serving pieces used only on holidays. At the end of the fermentation period we declared a party would be held to celebrate the coming out of our Chatham Artillery Punch.
The Party: OMG! What a Hit the Punch was! Yes, it more than lived up to it’s reputation. It will cause strange behaviour unlike one would assume from a drink containing alcohol. One group of normally “Too cool for school” girl friends started making animal noises and actually communicated with each other as each spoke in a different animal tongue. Ever heard a Dog communicate with a Cockatoo as a lamb made comments on the conversation? Then there was the guy that didn’t like his hair (we never knew this) and exited the bathroom with Baby powder caked in his hair? Wow, what a party and with all this strange behaviour none of it was aggressive, in fact the C-A-P brew had a calming effect on the group…but the strange behaviour of that night years ago always comes up in conversation when we all get together back home over the Holidays. The funniest recollection being Mom’s search for her missing Tupperware and how perplexed she was when it mysteriously showed up right where it belonged two months later.
anita monestime said
December 2 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Thank you! This has been our New Years drink since last year!! It is AWESOME and everyone Loved it!! This year I am starting it a week priorto New Years so it can “marinate well” Happy New Year
libby said
July 13 2008 @ 7:57 am
chef Rick, I love your recipes and will try a bunch of them. Libby