On the First Day of Christmas This Punch Came to Me

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By Gina Chersevani

Gina Chersevani's punch takes a small clip to make, but it has the colors and flavors of Christmas.

You'll request a punch bowl. Small crystal cubes melt fast, truthful for punches that whitethorn beryllium sitting retired astatine a enactment for a while, a large artifact of crystal is simply a bully option. Talbert's Ice successful Bethesda sells crystal blocks successful respective sizes, but you tin besides marque 1 successful the freezer astatine home: Fill a bowl, an bare crystal pick carton oregon a Tupperware crockery with lukewarm water. Freeze it overnight successful beforehand of the party.

For a nonalcoholic punch option, marque other syrup and usage it to spirit seltzer.

You'll person leftover syrup, which tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 1 week.

From Gina Chersevani, of Hank's connected the Hill and Buffalo & Bergen successful the District.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 14-16

For the syrup

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups caller cranberries
  • Peel (no pith) of 1 ruby reddish grapefruit
  • 2 teaspoons peeled, grated ginger root
  • 1 cinnamon instrumentality (3 inches)

For the punch

  • 2 cups syrup (see above)
  • 2 cups pinkish grapefruit juice
  • 2 cups (16 ounces) Fords gin (may substitute different London adust gin)
  • 1/4 cupful caller cranberries, for garnish
  • 8 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 8 dashes Fee Brothers grapefruit bitters
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 ample artifact ice, for serving (see headnote)
  • 2 cups (16 ounces) sparkling wine

From Gina Chersevani, of Hank's connected the Hill and Buffalo & Bergen successful the District.

Tested by M. Carrie Allan.

Published December 17, 2013

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Updated March 14, 2026

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