Apple Cider & Bourbon Punch
This bourbon punch is like a harvest celebration. It’s made with an autumnal simple syrup of brown sugar and cinnamon. Its rich spice brings out all the sweet, low notes in the apple cider and the bourbon.
Recipe source: The New York Times
Recipe source: The New York Times
Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Apple Cider & Bourbon Punch
Prep Time5 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
FOR THE BROWN SUGAR AND CINNAMON SYRUP: 1 cup dark brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 cup water
FOR THE PUNCH: ½ cup brown sugar and cinnamon syrup
3 cups bourbon
4 cups unfiltered apple cider
½ cup fresh lemon juice
½ cup orange juice
4 cups ice
2 cups club soda, or to taste
1 orange, cut into wheels, for garnish
Nutmeg, to taste
Directions
- To make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and cinnamon sticks with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until the sugar has completely dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the syrup cool. Discard the cinnamon sticks. (Leftover syrup may be kept refrigerated for a week.)
- Combine the syrup, bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Strain the chilled punch into a punch bowl. Add 4 cups of ice and club soda. Garnish with orange wheels. Generously grate nutmeg on top. Serve over ice.
5 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
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Makes 4 servings
Crystal Sugar Dark Brown Sugar, 2 Pound
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L&B Cinnamon Sticks, 1.2 Ounce
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Water Joe Premium Caffeinated Water, 12 Each
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Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 750 MillilitreDeal
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Pepin Heights Apple Cider, 64 Ounce
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L&B Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice, 48 Ounce
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Ace Ice Purefect Ice Cubes, 5 Pound
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Schweppes Club Soda, 6 Each
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Organic Navel Oranges, 0.6 Pound
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L&B Ground Nutmeg, 2.1 Ounce
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Directions
- To make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and cinnamon sticks with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered until the sugar has completely dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the syrup cool. Discard the cinnamon sticks. (Leftover syrup may be kept refrigerated for a week.)
- Combine the syrup, bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Strain the chilled punch into a punch bowl. Add 4 cups of ice and club soda. Garnish with orange wheels. Generously grate nutmeg on top. Serve over ice.