It was out of necessity and a certain degree of showmanship that Will Duncan created the party in a box he calls the Punch Trunk. The beverage director at the Pilsen nightlife trifecta of Punch House, Dusek’s, and Thalia Hall, Duncan receives invitations to serve delicious quaffables all over town. But as a matter of pride and quality Punch House serves all of its namesake drinks on draft, so Duncan was tasked with devising a portable punch-dispensing system.
The Punch Trunk has been a hit, Duncan says, and since Thalia Hall opened last month, his creation has served as one of the venue’s satellite bar stations. “It’s a curiosity, the essence of a portable party,” he says. “It spits out delicious cocktails and music—what more do you need?”
