House recipe
Blackout Punch
A near-black Halloween punch for ten: dark berry aperitif, tart cherry, lime and plenty of spicy ginger beer. Tart rather than sugary.
- Glass
- Rocks
- Garnish
- Blackberries and lime wheels
- Time
- 10 min
Ingredients
- 8 ozGhia Berry Apéritif
- 16 ozUnsweetened tart cherry juice, chilled
- 4 ozFresh lime juice (about 5 limes)
- 32 ozQ Ginger Beer, well chilled
- 1Large block of ice (freeze water in a loaf tin or bundt pan)
- 1 cupBlackberries
- 2Limes, cut into wheels
Method
- Stir the Ghia Berry, cherry juice and lime juice together in a punch bowl and chill until guests arrive.
- Add the ice block, blackberries and lime wheels.
- Just before serving, pour in the ginger beer down the side of the bowl and stir once.
- Ladle over fresh ice in rocks glasses. If it tastes too tart for your crowd, add a little simple syrup to the base, not the glasses.
