Best Cape Fear Punch Recipes

Cape Fear Punch image

Provided by Level Agency

Categories Drinks

Time P1DT30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (750 ml) bottle rye whiskey
25 fluid ounces water
1/2 cup Demerara sugar
3 bags green tea
13 fluid ounces rum
13 fluid ounces Cognac
4 lemons, zested
2 small oranges, thinly sliced
4 small lemons, thinly sliced
2 (750 ml) bottles sparkling wine or Champagne
1 liter seltzer or sparkling water
Ice block
Freshly grated nutmeg

Steps:

For the base: Pour the rye whiskey into a 4-quart container. Fill the now-empty rye whiskey bottle with water, pour into an electric kettle, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and stir until the temperature drops to 190ºF. Place the tea bags in the kettle and steep for 3 minutes.
Add the tea, rum, and Cognac to the whiskey. Add the lemon zest to the mixture, wrapping and reserving the lemon bodies for later use, and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
For the punch: Strain the base into a large punch bowl. Juice the reserved lemon bodies and add to the punch bowl. When ready to serve, add the oranges, lemons, sparkling wine, and seltzer water, and stir to combine. Add the ice block and serve with freshly grated nutmeg.

Cape Fear Club Punch image

Provided by Dan-Amer 1

Time 1h

Yield 100 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 quarts Bourbon or 4 quarts rye whiskey
1 quart jamaica rum
1 pint cognac
1 1/2 quarts green tea
1 1/2 pints fresh lemon juice, strained
8 tablespoons sugar
3 pints sparkling water, up to 2 quarts
2 quarts champagne
2 oranges, sliced
2 lemons, sliced
1 large ice, block

Steps:

Mix together all of the stock ingredients and store the mixture in an airtight container, the longer the better. When ready to serve use a 2 gallon punch bowl with a large block of ice placed inside. To this add the sparkling water as desired, then the champagne. Add the sliced oranges and lemons and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.8, Sodium 1.5, Carbohydrate 2.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.6, Protein 0.1

Good Eats Company Punch image

Provided by Alton Brown

Categories beverage

Time 1h20m

Yield approximately 30 (4-ounce) servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

16 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice, bodies reserved, about 20 limes
32 ounces Demerara sugar
64 ounces warm black tea
48 ounces Batavia Arrack
Ice block
Freshly grated nutmeg

Steps:

Combine the juice, lime bodies and sugar in a 5-quart container. Add the tea and stir until the sugar dissolves completely, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the Batavia Arrack and stir to combine. Chill to at least 40 degrees, approximately 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Strain the punch into a punch bowl over a large ice block and serve with freshly grated nutmeg.