AdvertisementOpinionA Vintage Cocktail That Packs A PunchDecember 30, 2010facebookEmailCheers, Charles Dickens: In this illustration titled "Micawber in his element," Mr. Micawber makes punch after a dinner party thrown for him by David Copperfield. Charles Dickens, author of David Copperfield, was a punch aficionado. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)