Burnside Autumn Punch

 YES, Its that time of the year again. Its time to make some Holiday Punch, invite loved ones over and enjoy all things Autumn. This Autumn Punch with apple cider, bourbon, orange juice, and seasonal fruits is a fantastic way to enjoy the season. Served warm or cold it sets the mood right.

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So Why Punch? Punch is an easy way not only to impress your guest but its also convenient. You can pre batch this and worry about other things such as how long the chicken parmesan had been in the oven or what playlist to pick. I decide to make my Punch in a large cooking pot. Let’s face it we all don’t have a punch bowl floating around and honestly you don’t really need one improvising with a large pot or any large vessel will do. Im also using one of my favorite fall Bourbons from EastSide Distilling aged for 45 days in Garryana Casks. for Glorious Oregon Oak makes for some of the best bourbon!

““Punch for all””
— ROOT

Yield: makes 8-10 cocktails

Time: 15 minutes

INGREGIENTS

  • 6 cups Spiced Cider

  • 1 cup Orange Juice

  • 1/2 cup Pineapple juice

  • 16 oz. Burnside Bourbon

  • 1 cup Cranberries

  • 2 Cinnamon sticks

  • Thyme

  • Rosemary

  • Cloves

  • Flowers

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Combine Bourbon and juice into large bowl. Then add cranberries, herbs, and cloves.

  2. Finally add ice and edible flowers for garnish

    • This punch can be served warm or cold whatever you prefer and if you feel like getting fancy add some bubbles.

Richard Allison