"You might not associate a gin bar with shareable punch bowls, but the brains behind Whitechapel, Martin Cate, has Tiki in his blood having first opened Smuggler’s Cove back in 2009. The similarly encyclopedic cocktail list here includes a selection of four punches – three with gin and one with genever – all of which are winners and more closely resemble how traditional punch used to get made in the 1800s than anywhere else in town. But if you’re looking for something to match a seasonal mood, be it warm-weather or cold-weather, there’s a Sparkling Summer Bowl (Bulldog gin, peach liqueur, ginger, hibiscus, rose lemonade, lemon, lime), as well as a Warm Winter Bowl that was adapted from Charles Dickens’ own hot gin punch recipe (Tanqueray gin, madeira, brown sugar, honey, lemon, spices). Each serves 4 to 6 people generously." - Jay C. Barmann
