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House recipe

Cranberry Rosemary Punch

The Christmas punch for a crowd of twelve: cranberry, lime and rosemary syrup with a bitter orange backbone and a big top of spicy ginger beer.

Glass
Rocks
Garnish
Rosemary sprigs, fresh cranberries and lime wheels
Time
15 min

Ingredients

  • 24 ozCranberry juice cocktail, chilled
  • 4 ozFresh lime juice (about 5 limes)
  • 3 ozRosemary syrup (1 cup sugar and 1 cup water simmered with 4 rosemary sprigs, then cooled)
  • 4 ozLyre's Italian Orange
  • 24 ozFever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer, well chilled
  • 1Large block of ice (freeze water with cranberries in a bundt pan)
  • 1 small bunchRosemary

Method

  1. Make the rosemary syrup the day before and strain it once it has cooled.
  2. Stir the cranberry juice, lime juice, rosemary syrup and Lyre's Italian Orange together in a punch bowl and chill.
  3. Just before guests arrive, add the ice block and rosemary sprigs, then pour in the ginger beer and stir once.
  4. Ladle over fresh ice in rocks glasses and garnish each with a small rosemary sprig.

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