Baijiu Cocktail Punch In Honour Of China's Qing Emperors

You are having a friendly get together, the catering has been sorted. Now you want a centrepiece to show off your creativity, something eye catching for when your guests arrive. You can do no better than a good punchbowl filled with a colourful punch.

Remember, what you are creating is just a huge cocktail, stirred not shaken. So do not be daunted, think of your favourite cocktail and up size. Let your imagination go with the flow. Do not put ice cubes in with the punch, have a well stocked ice bucket next to the punch bowl so individuals can add ice to their preference.

Keep all ingredients in refrigerator until the last moment, so the punch will be nicely chilled. As the average punch bowl holds 30 x 5 fluid ounce servings, it therefore holds 1 imperial gallon. I have kept this in mind while creating these punches. So I have used the names of the Qing and Ming rulers for the punch creations, starting with the Qing dynasty.

“Fit for an Emperor, part one the Qing”

Nurhaci

Regarded as the founding father of the Qing dynasty, Nurhaci is generally credited with ordering the creation of a new written script for the Manchu language based on the Mongolian vertical script.

Nurhaci

13 fluid ounces of apple and kiwi syrup
38 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
28 fluid ounces of prosecco
75 fluid ounces of apple clear sparkling water
2 green apples
4 kiwi fruits
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with apple and kiwi slices
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Hong Taiji

Hong Taiji was responsible for consolidating the empire that his father Nurhaci had founded and laid the groundwork for the conquest of the Ming dynasty, although he died before this was accomplished.

Hong Taiji

13 fluid ounces of orange and lemon syrup
38 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
28 fluid ounces of sweet cider
75 fluid ounces of pear clear sparkling water
1 orange
1 lemon
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with orange and lemon slices
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Shunzhi

The Shunzhi Emperor ruled China from 1644 to 1661, he was the third emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the first of the Qing to rule all of China. His birth name was Fulin, but upon his ascension to the throne at the young age of five, it was decided that his period of reign would be known as “Shunzhi”.

13 fluid ounces of watermelon syrup
19 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
19 fluid ounces of vodka
28 fluid ounces of pink moscato
75 fluid ounces of melon clear sparkling water
Slice of melon
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with melon cubes
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Kangxi

Emperor Kangxi ruled the Qing Dynasty for a period of 60 years. He was the third son of the previous Emperor Shunzhi. When he took over the throne he was still a young boy, so he did not have full control until 1677.

13 fluid ounces of passion fruit syrup
38 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
28 fluid ounces of white sparkling wine
75 fluid ounces of peach clear sparkling water
1 peach
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with thin slices of peach
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Yongzheng

The fourth son of Kangxi, Yongzheng was 44 when he succeeded his father. For the whole of his short reign he had to contend with the intrigues of his brothers, some of whom had been converted to Christianity.

Yongzheng

13 fluid ounces of bubblegum syrup
38 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
28 fluid ounces of Asti Spumante
75 fluid ounces of cherry clear sparkling water
1 pear
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add thr rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with thin slices of pear
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Qianlong

Qianlong succeeded his father Yongzheng to become the fourth emperor of the Manchu dynasty. Qianlong became known as the “Patron of the Arts and Letters”, due to his love for calligraphy, poetry, art and architecture.

Qianlong

13 fluid ounces of raspberry syrup
19 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
19 fluid ounces of white rum
28 fluid ounces of lambrini bianco
75 fluid ounces of sparkling lemonade
1 small tin of pineapple chunks
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with pineapple chunks
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Jiaqing

Emperor Jiaqing was the seventh emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China. Jiaqing was proclaimed emperor in February 1796 after his father emperor Qianlong retired.

Jiaqing

13 fluid ounces of peach syrup
38 fluid ounces of V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu
28 fluid ounces of Babycham
75 fluid ounces of ginger ale
1 lime
Pour the syrup into a bowl, add V.I.P Jiu 8 Baijiu, stir
Add the rest of the liquids, do not stir
Garnish with thin lime slices
Serves 30 x 5 fluid ounce glasses or cups

Daoguang

Daoguang was Emperor Jiaqing’s eldest son and became the eighth emperor of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty. He succeeded the throne in late 1820, after his father’s unexpected death from unknown causes.

Daoguang