9 Punches to Make for Thanksgiving

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Champagne Punch

Created by Laura Royer and available at The Rose Club at The Plaza

32 oz. NOLET'S Silver gin
32 oz. Fresh lemon juice
16 oz. Plaza "tropical iced tea"
32 oz. Simple syrup
2 bottles of Moet NV Champagne

Ice Ring:
8 slices strawberries
1 sliced lemon in rings
Fresh lemonade

To make ice ring, fill a Bundt pan with lemonade, add strawberries and lemon slices and freeze. For punch, combine all ingredients in a crystal punch bowl. Garnish with fresh cut lemon rings and strawberries, place ice ring mold on top‎ of mixture and serve.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Drambuie’s Apples & Honey

Created by Drambuie Brand Ambassador Vance Henderson

1 ¼ parts Drambuie
2 parts Kosher Pressed Apple Cider
¾ part Lime Juice
1 sm pinch Kosher Salt
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 part Kosher Sparkling White Wine (For dryer Cocktail 2 parts Sparkling wine)
Garnish with thinly sliced apples and mint
Double Rocks glass

Combine liquid ingredients and salt minus wine into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice. Top with Sparkling wine and garnish with thin apple slices and mint.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Fall Orchard Punch

Created by mixologist Jeremy Oertel 

4 bottles Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
8 oz Vodka, Gin or White Rum
1.5 oz Grand Marnier
3 oz Lemon Juice
6 oz Cranberry Syrup**
3 oz Raspberry Puree (Can also use strawberries)

Add ingredients to a punch bowl except the cider. Stir to combine and then top with Angry Orchard Crisp Apple.

**Cranberry Syrup:
2 cups Cranberry Juice
1 cup sugar

Add all ingredients to the pot and simmer over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool and keep refrigerated.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Gaspare's Winter Punch

Created by Julie Reiner of Lani Kai, Flatiron Lounge and Clover Club

.75 cup Campari 
.75 cup Orange Liqueur 
2 Bottles Medium-Bodied Red Wine 
6 cups Cranberry Juice 
1 cup Fresh or Frozen Cranberries 
.5 cup Raisins 
.5 cup Sugar 
Zest of 1 Orange 
6 Cinnamon Sticks 
10 Whole Cloves 
10 Whole Allspice 
6 Whole Star Anise 
1 Whole Nutmeg
 1 tsp Almond Extract

Sort cranberries discarding bruised fruit. Rinse and place in a six-quart pan with raisins, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, allspice, nutmeg and cranberry juice. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes to blend flavors. Add wine and sugar and heat until steaming (6-8 minutes). Do NOT bring to a boil. Add Campari, orange liqueur and almond extract. Strain out cranberries and ladle into punch cups. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and star anise.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Hendrick's Hot Gin Punch

8 parts Hendrick’s Gin
8 parts Madeira wine
6 Lemon twists
1 Orange slice
3 large chunks Pineapple
1 part Honey
1 part Fresh lemon juice
3 Cloves
1 pinch Ground nutmeg
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Brown sugar

Add all the ingredients to a large saucepan and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. To serve, pour the hot mixture into a punch bowl or teapot and garnish with orange slices studded with cloves. Garnish with orange slices studded with cloves.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Hogo-a-Go-Go

Created by Chad Solomon and available at Midnight Rambler in Dallas

½ part Fresh Lime Juice
3 parts Hibiscus Tisane
¼ part #4 Demerara Syrup (2:1)
½ part West Indian Bay Leaf Falernum*
1 ¼ parts Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum
Freshly Grated Nutmeg to garnish

West Indian Bay Falernum
2g West Indian Bay Leaves
3g Whole Cloves
70g Peeled & Chopped Ginger
0.75g Fresh Grated Nutmeg
220g Wray & Nephew Jamaican Rum

Add all ingredients to a vacuum bag, then vacuum seal. Place in water bath to infuse sous vide for 2 hours. Place bag in ice bath, then fine strain. Combine Falernum base with 375ml Lime Oleo Saccharum (2:1), and then add 15drops of bitter almond extract. Stir to integrate.

For punch, combine all ingredients in a punch bowl.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Jägermule Punch

Created by Flinn Pomroy of Sweetwater Social

125 oz Jägermeister
42.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
37.5 oz Ginger Syrup
35 oz Bigelow Orange & Spice Tea
60 oz Soda Water (add to taste)
2 whole oranges sliced into very thin discs.

Combine Jägermeister, Lime Juice, and Ginger Syrup to punch bowl. Bring 5 cups of water to a boil and add 5 tea bags of Bigelow Orange & Spice. Remove water from heat and allow to steep for 6 minutes (You will have more tea brewed than you are actually going to use.) Add 35oz of Bigelow Orange and Spice tea to the punch bowl. Stir punch vigorously. Add soda to taste. Top entire punch with sliced orange discs. Serve over ice in traditional Mule Tins or in another receptacle of your choosing.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Slow Down Shirley

Created by Jim Kearns for Slowly Shirley NYC

7.5 oz apple brandy
7.5 oz lemon juice
7.5 oz ginger syrup
15 oz cranberry liqueur
Top with soda

Combine ingredients in punch bowl. Top with soda

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

Spiced Plum Punch

Courtesy of Beautiful Booze

1 bottle of elit Vodka
1 bottle of sparkling wine
1 cup of lemon juice
1 cup spiced plum simple syrup or to taste*
1 cup of mixed pitted and whole plums
4 sprigs of rosemary
2 lemons sliced
1 bag of ice

Add lemon slices, ½ of the plums, and the rosemary to the punch dispenser. Add elit, sparkling wine, lemon juice, and spiced plum simple syrup to the punch dispenser. Add ice. Stir mixture then add the rest of the plums. Garnish with lemon slices and pitted plums.

*Spiced plum simple syrup
Combine into a small pan 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water, ½ cup pitted plums, 1 teaspoon of cloves, 1 teaspoon of allspice and 4 cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil until the sugar is dissolved. Strain mixture.

9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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9 Punch Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

These large-format libations will be a welcome addition to your dinner table

Written by Rachel Wallace

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