Po Po Punch
- 1 large orange
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 9 ounces Ramazzotti Amaro
- 3 ounces bonded bourbon
- 3 ounces Simple Syrup
- 3 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 6 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 big block of ice, plus crushed ice for serving
- 6 orange wheels and cinnamon, for garnish
- Make the Cordial With a vegetable peeler, peel the orange.
- Reserve the orange and add the peels to a small bowl along with 1/2 cup of the sugar.
- Cover and let macerate overnight, stirring occasionally.
- Make the Cordial The next day, stir the juice from the reserved orange into the bowl, discard the peels and whisk to dissolve the sugar.
- Whisk in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar until dissolved.
- Strain the orange cordial into a punch bowl.
- Make the Punch Stir in all of the remaining ingredients except the ice and garnishes.
- Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
- Stir the punch, add the big block of ice and ladle the punch into chilled crushed-ice-filled pilsner glasses; top with more crushed ice.
- Garnish each drink with an orange wheel and a pinch of cinnamon.
orange, sugar, amaro, bonded bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice, bitters, of ice, orange wheels
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/po-po-punch-cocktails-2013 (may not work)