The Modern'S Long Rum Punch Recipe

• 1/2 quart water
• 1 quart white sugar
• 1/2 cup loose leaf Earl Grey tea
• 1 1/2 ounces aged rum
• 1 ounce apricot liqueur
• 1 ounce Earl Grey syrup
• 3/4 ounces juice from 1 lemon
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Splash Fever Tree Bitter Lemon soda
• Garnish: lemon, lime, and orange wheel (optional)

1. : heat water and sugar until water comes to a boil, stirring to dissolve. Remove from heat and add tea leaves. Steep 10 minutes. Strain and let cool before using.
2. : fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add rum, apricot liqueur, Earl Grey syrup, lemon juice, and orange bitters. Shake well. Fill a highball glass with fresh ice and strain cocktail into serving glass. Top with Bitter Lemon soda. Garnish if desired and serve immediately.

water, white sugar, loose leaf, aged, apricot liqueur, syrup, lemon, orange bitters, lemon soda, lemon

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/05/the-moderns-long-rum-punch-tea-rum-apricot-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)