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Winter Punches

10 recipes

Punch is the oldest format in this collection and still the most practical. One vessel, one ladle, and a host who is not making drinks to order for twenty people.

The structure has barely changed in three hundred years: a spirit, something sour, something sweet, something to lengthen it, and spice. Warm it gently, keep it below a simmer, and it will hold for an evening.

Plan on two to three servings per guest across a night, at roughly 200ml a serve. Make a generous base and top it up rather than holding a large batch hot for hours, which turns the spices bitter.

Bourbon cranberry punch in a heatproof mug with orange slice and floating cranberries
Winter Punches

Bourbon Cranberry Punch

A warming bourbon punch with cranberry juice, fresh orange and lemon, brown sugar and cinnamon. Easy to serve warm or chilled for a winter crowd.

Total 20 minutes
Champagne punch in a glass bowl with citrus slices, raspberries and a block of ice
Winter Punches

Champagne Punch

A cold festive punch of champagne and brandy with fresh citrus, sugar and bright fruit, served from a chilled glass bowl for a winter celebration.

Total 1 hour 15 minutes
Warm Christmas punch in a heatproof bowl with apple slices, orange slices and cinnamon
Winter Punches

Christmas Punch

A warming Christmas punch of dark rum and brandy with fresh citrus juice, brown sugar, warming spices and apple slices, ladled from a heatproof bowl.

Total 25 minutes
Fish House Punch in a glass bowl with lemon slices over a large block of ice
Winter Punches

Fish House Punch

A heritage Philadelphia punch of dark rum, brandy and peach brandy stretched with strong black tea, lemon and sugar over a single block of ice.

Total 12 hours 30 minutes
Warm mulled cider punch in a mug with apple slices, cinnamon and star anise
Winter Punches

Mulled Cider Punch

A warmed cider punch with dark rum or brandy, fresh orange, cinnamon, cloves, star anise and brown sugar, ladled steaming from a heatproof bowl.

Total 35 minutes
Smoking Bishop punch in a glass mug with a roasted clove-studded orange slice
Winter Punches

Smoking Bishop

A Dickens-era warmed punch of ruby port, red wine and roasted clove-studded oranges, sweetened with sugar and seasoned with allspice.

Total 13 hours 5 minutes
Warm winter rum punch in a mug with orange slices, lime slices and a cinnamon stick
Winter Punches

Winter Rum Punch

A warmed spiced rum punch with fresh pineapple and orange juice, lime, grenadine and cinnamon. A Caribbean-leaning bowl for cold winter nights.

Total 25 minutes

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