PUNCH HAS SOME PRETTY SHADY ORIGINS...

From its birth on the sun-bleached decks of 17th century trade ships, Punch found its way into cutthroat seafarers’ taverns in port cities and from there to the tables and garden parties of the aristocracy. You could say that Punch was the first truly modern drink. Making use of exciting new ingredients discovered on the trade routes, the five traditional ingredients of punch highlighted spirits from Europe and the colonies, spices and citrus from Africa and the east, teas from China and India, and sugar from the Indies.

It’s a drink of pirates, traders and sailors, a drink of kings, noblemen, and soldiers. It’s a deep and complex story of trade, co-operation and optimism for the new world but with undeniable base notes of thievery, exploitation and death. In essence, the story of punch is the story of the modern world.

We invite you to come with us on this journey into our past and hopefully our future too: punch is a social drink, a celebration of communality; a collection of ingredients from across the globe brought together to create a symphonious whole, so we serve the punches individually or in bowls, to share.