Napa Valley Winter Punch
A sophisticated winter punch combining rum, citrus juices, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Perfect for holiday entertaining, this punch is garnished with citrus slices and served in spice-sugar rimmed glasses.
Ingredients
- •1½ sticks cinnamon sticks
- •2 whole nutmegs
- •1½ tablespoons whole allspice berries
- •⅓ cup sugar
- •2 cups Simple Syrup
- •2¼ cups Charbay Rum
- •1¼ cups fresh lemon juice
- •1¼ cups fresh orange juice
- •1 teaspoon peach bitters
- •1 block ice
- •1 serving citrus slices
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place cinnamon and nutmeg in resealable plastic bag; crack into pieces using mallet or rolling pin. Transfer to spice grinder. Add allspice; blend to coarse powder. Transfer 1 tablespoon to shallow dish; mix in 1/3 cup sugar. Set spiced sugar aside.
5 min
- 2.
Stir remaining spice powder in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Repeat heating and cooling process 3 more times until spices are very fragrant but not burned. Add syrup; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Strain through sieve into bowl. Cool.
30 min
- 3.
Mix 3/4 cup spice syrup, rum, lemon juice, orange juice, and bitters in punch bowl. Add ice and citrus slices. Rub 1 orange slice around rim of 8 glasses to moisten; dip glasses into spiced sugar. Place glasses around punch bowl.
5 min
