Fighting Irish Punch Cocktail
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Recipe adapted from Scott Baird, Bon Vivants, San Francisco
Fighting Irish Punch
Great for a group, this punch recipe showcases recently popular Irish whiskey.
Prep Time
0
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Servings
10
servings
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 26 ounces (1 750ml bottle) Concannon Irish Whiskey
- 8½ ounces (250 ml) Bénédictine
- 17 ounces (500 ml) unfiltered organic apple juice
- 8½ ounces (250 ml) chamomile tea, brewed at double the recommended strength
- 8½ ounces (250 ml) fresh lemon juice
- :::8½ ounces (250 ml) honey syrup (4:1 honey to hot water):::
- Scant 1¾ ounces (50 ml) Angostura bitters
- Ice
- Apple
Directions
- In a punch bowl, combine the whiskey, Bénédictine, apple juice, tea, lemon juice, honey syrup and bitters. Thirty minutes before serving, add a large, solid block of ice (this can be prepared by filling a medium-size metal mixing bowl with water and freezing overnight). Stir thoroughly to mix. To garnish, take a small apple and cut into thin wheels; scatter the slices over the punch.