I love so many different drinks. When friends come over, I sometimes subject them to “OMG THIS” or “PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH THAT.” They humor me handsomely: “That’s really good, Nick. Tastes lovely.” Most often, though, I’ve found that the simplest drinks made fresh and well please them the most.
I’ve made this punch a dozen times at various parties. It’s pretty bare bones, inexpensive and easy to make; it’s delicious and you’ll probably end up making more than one bowl.
All-Occasion Punch
(makes one punch-bowl-sized batch)
1 c. fresh lime juice (around 8-10 limes, usually)
1 c. ginger syrup
1 750 ml bottle of gin
2 liters ginger ale
15 or so dashes of Angostura Bitters
Lime slices, for garnish
Combine the ingredients in a bowl, stir lightly and add ice and you’re done.
I also like this punch because it’s easy to make in the middle of a party. You’ll only have to pull yourself away from a conversation for two minutes to make another batch and keep the party right on going.
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I love the color of this drink, it’s so elegant. I’ll be making this, this weekend for friends. Thanks for sharing the recipe
What would be the amounts for a single cocktail?
1.5 oz. gin, .5 oz. lime juice, .5 oz. ginger syrup, 1-2 dashes of bitters. Fill rest of glass with ginger ale. Enjoy!
We are not gin people, I’m not crazy about the flavor and hubs got himself sick on it in college what would you sub inplace of gin?
I’ve done this same punch with whiskey/bourbon and it was great. Vodka would also work well. Or maybe even orange or vanilla vodka!
What can I add to this to make it blue and still taste good, besides blue food coloring?
You could use blue curacao, but I can’t imagine it tasting very good. If you really need a blue punch, I’d find a punch recipe that called for blue curacao.
But, the blue would still just be food coloring.
There aren’t really any blue foods. You can use edible blue flowers to make a natural blue food coloring, but that seems like a lot of trouble for a drink.
what is Angostura Bitters? do i need that for this recipe?
You can find Angostura Bitters in some grocery stores with the mixers. Or you can find it here.
I followed this recipe exactly to make 3 gallons for a party, using the cheapest gin money can buy. It disappeared so quickly and was so delicious. Thank you!!!
I made this punch for my housewarming party this evening, and it was gone in a heartbeat! Everyone kept saying “You should make more of this! It’s gone!”.
Thank you for a truly fantastic (and now party staple) libation!
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