Schuylkill Fishing Company
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The Schuylkill Fishing Company of Pennsylvania, also known as the State in Schuylkill, was the first angling club in the Thirteen Colonies and remains the oldest verified continuously operating social
Peter Stretch Tall-case clock, circa 1740, at the State in Schuylkill.
Fish house punch
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Fish house punch is a strong, rum-based punch containing rum, cognac, and peach brandy. The drink is typically served over an ice block in a punch bowl and garnished with lemon slices.
Schuylkill Fishing Company
…it claimed that it was unaffected, and continued to openly manufacture and drink alcoholic beverages. The club is reputed to have been the origin of Fish House Punch, an alcoholic drink consisting mainly of rum. The first mention of Fish House Punch — though not yet by that name — may be in the notes of William…
Fish House Punch