Bombay Government Punch Recipe

• 2 cups Demerara or turbinado sugar
• 7 cups water
• 12 limes
• 16 ounces Batavia arrack
• 1 quart dark, funky rum
• Grated nutmeg, for garnish

1. To prepare, first stir 2 cups of Demerara or turbinado sugar in 1 cup water over a low flame until the sugar has dissolved (about 5 minutes).
2. Let this cool.
3. Then squeeze 12 limes and combine the juice in a large bowl with the sugar syrup and stir.
4. Add 16 ounces Batavia arrack and 1 quart dark, funky rum and top off with 1.5 liters/48 ounces water.
5. Stir again and refrigerate.
6. Half an hour before serving, add a large block of ice (this can be made by freezing 2 quarts of water in a bowl overnight) and grate nutmeg over the top.

turbinado sugar, water, limes, arrack, funky rum, nutmeg

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/bombay-government-punch-11781 (may not work)