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Oct 2 2008 - 12:30pm

Spiced Winter Punch

From Bon Appétit [1]

Spiced Winter Punch

Ingredients

  1. 1 1/2 3- to 4-inch-long cinnamon sticks
    2 whole nutmegs
    1 1/2 tablespoons whole allspice berries
    1/3 cup sugar
    2 cups Simple Syrup [2]
    2 1/4 cups Charbay Rum or 10 Cane Rum
    1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice
    1 1/4 cups fresh orange juice
    1 teaspoon Fee Brothers Peach Bitters or other bitters
    1 block of ice
    Lemon and orange slices

Directions

  1. Place cinnamon and nutmeg in resealable plastic bag; crack into pieces using mallet or rolling pin.
  2. Transfer to spice grinder. Add allspice; blend to coarse powder.
  3. Transfer 1 tablespoon to shallow dish; mix in 1/3 cup sugar. Set spiced sugar aside.
  4. 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.
  5. Add syrup; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Strain through sieve into bowl. Cool.
  6. 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 punchbowl.

Serves 8.


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