We've made this twice in the last week. The first occasion was for Nate and Dwen's baby shower. We made short work of it. The second was for a get together at the Oregon coast for my sister's birthday. That one lasted a little longer as there were too many other choices that started being consumed around 11 am.
It's very easy to make because you don't have to buy a lot of obscure ingredients.
It's a good wintery punch and might be good hot.
| 750 ml Calvados (or Lairds Bonded Apple Brandy) 750 ml Pimm's No. 1 15 oz. lemon juice 10 oz. fresh pomegranate juice 15 oz. unfiltered apple juice 18 oz. five spice honey syrup (recipe below) 1 oz. Fee Bros. whiskey barrel bitters (or Angostura) 1 oz. Peychaud's bitters (or orange bitters) Garnish: 20 thin slices of apple Combine ingredients in a punch bowl and stir. Garnish by slicing apples cross-wise, so the exposed seed chambers create a star shape in the center of each slice. Five Spice Honey 18 oz. honey 6 oz water 4 whole star anise 20 whole cloves 6 cinnamon sticks 5 cracked whole nutmegs 12 allspice berries Toast spices lightly in a skillet. When spices become aromatic, add water and honey, then simmer for 10 minutes on medium heat to extract spice oils. Strain into a clean glass container while still warm. (It will thicken too much to strain easily if allowed to cool.) Keeps refrigerated for three weeks. |
