Best Claret Punch Recipes

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CLARET CUP



Claret Cup image

Categories     Liqueur     Wine     Alcoholic     Citrus     Cocktail Party     Port     Red Wine     Party     Gourmet     Drink

Yield Makes about 13 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons sugar
2 bottles (25.4 ounces each) chilled dry red wine
1/2 cup Cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueur
1/2 cup crème de cassis
1/3 cup tawny port
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 bottle (33.8 ounces) chilled club soda
Thin lemon slices
Thin orange slices

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine the sugar with 1/4 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it for 5 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved. Let the sugar syrup cool completely. In a large punch bowl stir together the red wine, the Cointreau, the crème de cassis, the port, the lemon juice, and the sugar syrup. Chill the mixture, covered, until it is cold. Just before serving add the club soda and the lemon and orange slices.

CLARET PUNCH



Claret Punch image

Yield Makes about 46 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups lemon juice
1 cup superfine sugar
1 large block ice
1/2 pint curaçao
1/2 pint brandy
3 quarts claret (red Bordeaux wine)
1 quart chilled club soda
Fruits in season

Steps:

  • Combine lemon juice and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Put ice in a punch bowl and pour the sweetened lemon juice over it. Add the curaçao, brandy, wine and club soda, and stir. Decorate with fruit. Serve in 4-ounce punch glasses.

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