Punch (drink)

Punch
Cocktail
German bowle
TypeCocktail family
Standard drinkware
Mug
Commonly used ingredientsUsually fruit juices and other drink mixers, optionally with alcohol
PreparationVaried
Southern Bourbon Punch

The term punch refers to a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, generally containing fruits or fruit juice.[1][2] The drink was introduced from the Indian subcontinent to England by employees of the East India Company in the late 17th century.[3] Punch is usually served at parties in large, wide bowls, known as punch bowls.

In the United States, federal regulations provide the word "punch" to describe commercial beverage products that do not contain fruit or fruit juice. The term is used to label artificially flavored beverages, with or without natural flavorings, which do not contain fruit juice or concentrate in significant proportions.[4] Thus a product labeled as "fruit punch" may contain no fruit ingredients at all.

  1. ^ Punch at dictionary.com
  2. ^ "Surprising history of punch". History.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ Edwards, Graham and Sue. The Language of Drink, Alan Sutton Publishing, 1988.
  4. ^ "A Food Labeling Guide" (PDF). Food and Drug Administration.