Peppery Punch

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 2 cups gin
• 1/2 cup elderflower liqueur (such as St-Germain)
• 2 cups champagne
• Sliced lemons, quartered strawberries and freshly ground pepper, for garnish

1. Make the simple syrup: Bring the sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves; let cool.
2. Combine the orange juice, lemon juice and 1/2 cup simple syrup in a punch bowl.
3. Add the gin and elderflower liqueur and stir.
4. Fill with ice, then add the champagne.
5. Garnish with lemons, strawberries and pepper.
6. Photograph by Charles Masters

sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, gin, elderflower, champagne, lemons

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/peppery-punch-recipe.html (may not work)