Berry Merry Punch

• 14 cup caster sugar
• 50 ml boiling water
• 250 g boysenberries or 250 g blackberries
• 12 cup vanilla vodka
• 14 cup lime juice
• 4 cups crushed ice
• 1 (750 ml) bottlechilled rose sparkling wine

1. Combine sugar and water in a small bowl and stir until sugar dissolves.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. Place sugar syrup, boysenberries, vodka and lime juice in the jug of a blender and blend until smooth.
4. Strain through a fine sieve into a jug and discard seeds and pulp.
5. Place half the ice and half the berry mixture in the jug of a blender and blend until smooth.
6. Spoon evenly among half the serving glasses and top with sparkling wine.
7. Repeat with remaining ice, berry mixture and sparkling wine.

caster sugar, boiling water, blackberries, vanilla vodka, lime juice, crushed ice, sparkling wine

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/berry-merry-punch-272110 (may not work)