Swedish Punch/Punsch


Type:

Liqueurs, spirit-flavored

Description:

Generic for a type of smoky Scandinavian liqueur, Batavia Arak/Arrack-based flavored. Batavia Arak is a distillate of fermented sugar cane juice and fermented Javanese rice - which creates a sharp smoky rummy spirit. Swedish Punsch (or Punch) sweetens this with cane sugar to produce an unforgettable liqueur. Notable brands are Cederlund's Carlshamn's and Gronstedt. Like a dark smoky rum and when added to other lesser rums tends to enhance their value in an estimable way.

Flavor:

rum, smokey and sweet

Availability:

Limited availability. Produced and sold in Sweden. Rarely exported. Regional.

Substitute:

other rum flavored liqueur