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Picon Punch in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Picon Punch recipe

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The Picon Punch is a built cocktail, made with amer Picon, grenadine, soda water and more, served in a highball over ice. It is sparkling.

Strength: about 5.0% ABV in the glass, roughly 6 g of alcohol and about 150 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

The Basque-American drink of Nevada and California bars, built on French Amer Picon.

Picon Punch ingredients

Amer Picon45 ml (1½ oz)
Grenadine10 ml (¼ oz)
Soda watertop up, about 90 ml
Brandy15 float

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Picon Punch

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lemon twist
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Picon Punch: quick answers

How strong is a Picon Punch?
About 5.0% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 6 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Picon Punch?
About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Picon Punch served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Picon Punch have?
4 in total: amer Picon, grenadine, soda water and brandy. Simple enough to make at home.

Cocktail calorie chart: compare all 1,308 drinks

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