Yuletide Punch
- 2 bottles chilled champagne
- 32 oz (1 liter) Absolut Mandarin vodka
- 16 oz (500 ml) Marie Brizard Cassis de Bordeaux
- 32 oz (1 liter) white grape juice
- 16 oz (500 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 16 oz (500 ml) fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 8 oz (240 ml) simple syrup
- 2 pints blackberries
- 2 pints raspberries
- 2-3 oranges, thinly sliced and quartered
- 2-3 lemons, thinly sliced and quartered
- To make fruit ice moulds, I use a Bundt cake pan.
- The amount of fruit you will need depends on the size of your mould-I generally use 2 pints each of blackberries and raspberries, plus one small navel orange and one lemon cut into wheels.
- I begin by filling the mould 1/4 full of water and adding red raspberries, blackberries, and orange and lemon wheels.
- I allow it to freeze and add another layer, and so on, until it is full.
- Premix the vodka, cassis, white grape juice, fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice, and simple syrup in a large container, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve (at least 3 hours, preferably over night).
- Transfer to a large punch bowl.
- Add one pint each of frozen black-berries and raspberries, 2 to 3 small oranges and lemons thinly sliced and quartered, fruit ice mould, and chilled champagne just prior to serving.
- Serve in punch cups.
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Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/yuletide-punch (may not work)