1632/00/00 |
|
|
The first printed record of the word 'punch', but where and when it was invented remains unclear. |
|
|
|
1638/00/00 |
|
|
German adventurer, Johan Albert de Mandelslo, describes punch as "a kind of drink consisting of aqua vitae, rose-water, juice of citrons and sugar." |
|
|
|
1658/09/22 |
Rev Samuel Hooker |
Groom |
Mary Willet marries Samuel Hooker in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony of England. And Samuel and Mary did then brew a great bowl of punch. |
|
|
|
1670/00/00 |
|
|
As early as 1670, brandy in Europe and rum in America replace arrack. |
|
|
|
1676/00/00 |
East India Company |
Observer |
A member of the British East India Company suggest punch derives from 'paunch', the Indian word for five. Arrack, distilled from a variety of sources, is the preferred spirit for punch in Europe throughout the 17C and 18C. |
|
|
|
1711/11/17 |
Jonathan Swift |
Life |
The secretary and I dined at brigadier Britton's, but I left them at six, ... to drink punch at sir Andrew Fountaine's. We were not very merry, and I don't love rack punch, I love it better with brandy. - JS |
|
|
|
1720/00/00 |
|
|
Jonathan Swift's recipe for Punch includes a mixture of Lisbon wine or claret, 1.5 pounds of sugar and roasted bitter oranges then heated or "mulled". |
|
|
|
1736/05/18 |
Peter Jefferson |
Owner |
Peter Jefferson acquires an option to buy 200-adjacent acres from William Randolph, in exchange for "Henry Weatherbourn's biggest bowl of Arrack punch." |
Shadwell Plantation Site |
Shadwell |
|
1755/05/00 |
Samuel Johnson |
Author |
In his Dictionary, Samuel Johnson defines punch as "a cant word for a mixture of wine, oranges, and sugar." |
|
|
|
1766/06/15 |
John Adams |
Life |
I spent the evening with the Sons of Liberty.... We had punch, wine, pipes and tobacco, biscuit and cheese, etc they chose a committee to make preparation for a grand rejoicing upon the arrival of the news of the repeal of the Stamp Act. - Adams diary |
|
|
American Revolution - From Protest to Revolt |
1770/00/00 |
|
|
In 1770, the Punch House on White Cross Street in London, England, sells red port at 6s per gallon or 18s per dozen bottles. |
|
|
|
1783/00/00 |
George Clinton (vice president) |
Host |
New York State governor George Clinton serves 30 bowls of rum punch along with 135 bottles of Madeira, 36 of port and 60 of beer to 120 guests at a party for the French ambassador. |
|
|
|
1843/12/17 |
Charles Dickens |
Author |
Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" is published by Chapman and Hall. Priced at 5 shillings (23 pounds in 2018), the first run of 6,000 copies sells out by Christmas Eve. |
|
|
|
1845/00/00 |
|
|
Eliza Action includes a recipe for a Smoking Bishop in "Modern Cookery for Private Families". |
|
|
|
2017/01/20 |
George Washington |
Life |
Made by Gerrit Onkelbag circa 1700, Washington's Bowl (private collection), a Brandywine bowl reportedly used by George Washington to drink punch, is sold at auction for $372,500. |
Belcher-Ogden House |
Elizabeth |
|