It was in his famous 1862 bible “Bartender's Guide: How to Mix Drinks, a Bon Vivant's Companion” that Jerry Thomas forever changed the world of bars. By codifying for the first time in a book the art of cocktails, the recipes and the techniques of his time, he has inspired our profession for more than 150 years. One of the great cocktails of this monument of mixology is the Gin Punch, made with raspberry syrup. Here is a local version, even tastier than the original, which is even better with both feet in the water in Havre-Saint-Pierre with its emblematic fruity Betchwan gin.