Punch Bowls and Pitcher Drinks: Recipes for Delicious Big-Batch Cocktails
Language: English
Pages: 112
ISBN: 080418643X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Stir up delicious fit-for-a-crowd cocktails.
Find inspiration in fresh fruit, smoky spices, and potent spirits, and mix a bowl or pitcher of punch for any occasion or season. Whether it's a drink served in champagne flutes at a holiday party or in Mason jars and paper cups in the backyard, you'll take cocktail hour to a whole new level with every one of these drinks:
• CLASSIC COCKTAILS, such as Pimm’s Punch
• SANGRIAS AND CHAMPAGNE-BASED PUNCHES, such as Meyer Lemon Drop Champagne Punch
• TROPICAL DRINKS, such as Kumquat-Tangerine Smash
• HEIGHT OF SUMMER, such as Watermelon-Tequila Punch
• FIRESIDE COCKTAILS, such as Aztec Chocolate Punch
• NONALCOHOLIC PUNCHES, such as Mixed Berry Lemonade
Mix � cup of the ice cream with the sparkling water in a large glass measuring cup, stirring until the ice cream melts. 2 Fill 4 tall glasses with ice. Pour the soda mixture over the ice. Top each glass with a scoop of ice cream. Garnish each glass with a candy cane and sprinkle with crushed candy canes, if desired. Serve immediately with long spoons and straws. Wassail Wassail is a hot mulled apple cider punch that was created in southern England, where, in ancient times, it was part of a
crème de cacao, limoncello, or Amaretto, so check each recipe for the full list of ingredients before you start preparing your drink. GIN-BASED Pimm’s Punch Jungle Juice Gin Fizz with Lemon Verbena Raspberry-Rose Punch Cranberry-Ginger Punch VODKA-BASED Skinny Moscow Mule Jungle Juice Bloody Mary Punch with Fennel Meyer Lemon Drop Champagne Punch Palm Springs Punch Strawberry–Meyer Lemon Sparkler with Lavender Pink Grapefruit–Pomegranate Punch Three-Minute Vodka-Lime Punch
adapted to whatever serving size you may need, though they are best enjoyed when served up for a group of six or more. (See A Few Notes About the Perfect Punch for advice on how to get exactly the right amount of booziness in each batch of punch.) We also have suggestions for making colorful flower and fruit ice molds for each recipe, to keep your punch both adequately chilled and beautifully displayed over the course of your party. And many of the recipes here recommend specific glasses or
peel strips 24 cardamom pods, slightly cracked with a mallet or rolling pin 1 teaspoon whole allspice 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 Combine all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering over very low heat for 15 minutes, to allow the spice flavor to develop. 2 Transfer to a metal or porcelain punch bowl, if desired (or serve directly from the pot). Ladle the glögg into punch cups or mugs. POMANDER BALL Make a pomander ball to garnish the punch: Simply
the heat and let stand for 10 minutes to enhance the flavors. 3 Return the liquid to a simmer. (If desired, take it to the table in its saucepan at this time.) Add the brandy and carefully ignite with a long match (the flames will be high). Gradually add the coffee, causing the flames to subside. Ladle the liquid into 8 heat-proof mugs, leaving the citrus peels and spices behind in the saucepan. Top with the whipped cream. Chai Milk Punch Milk punch, a blend of milk and brandy or bourbon,