the Big Fake - eroo

Do tell !

Obsession is something that I need to deal with

I get on these kicks

The latest is Chatham Artillery Punch
In the movie , ' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ' starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack , the lead character is offered Chatham Artillery Punch.
The story line goes that Gen Sherman was wined and dined and served Chatham Artillery Punch. The balls and lovely ladies plus the punch mythically dissuaded him from burning Savannah , Ga , the way he did Atlanta.
The host says : do you like it
guest ;  strong
host : Chatham Artillery Punch - seven parts liquor , three parts fruit

If you look up CAP , you find recipes that include tea , gin, rum , whisky brandy , champagne . lemons etc.
Usually , the CAP is mixed in a horse trough or whatever you have that holds gallons
We were at a bar and I mentioned the CAP , the guy next to us , goes out and comes back w/ the champagne. What else could I do ?
Our bartender added whatever I said and we added the champagne.
CAP for five or so or 3 really drunk people.

The name derives from the Chatham Artillery , the oldest military unit in Georgia. Way back , the CA switched hosting duties for  socials w/ the Republican Blues. the host duties were taken seriously and one CA commander decided on inventing a punch to start festivities. The CAP was born.

Our British visitor was coming and I'd been ordering Cape Cod s
which are vodka . soda and splash of cranberry. 
So , why not , fake some CAP.
My current recipe and I've been doing serious research and testing
Ice , soda , cranberry juice , syrup ( fruit juice ) , brandy and champagne.
The soda is cheating b/c the recipe normally uses cold tea as a chaser. But soda is fizzy and doesn't kill the champagne.

The Canadian flag is still up and comes down probably to - day.
Why ?? The flag is cheap and gets beaten up pretty bad if it stays up ( experience )

Weather is phenomenal , yes , we got rain but that was needed 
to - day blue sky and sun