Lights Out Punch
Ingredients
- Apple slices
- Cinnamon sticks
- 1.5 tablespoons black tea
- 12 ounces sweet vermouth
- 25¼ oz tequila
- 12 ounces cider
- 8 ounces lemon juice
- ounces demerara syrup
- 16 dashes bitters
- 16 dashes bitters
- 24 ounces club soda
- apple slice
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Method
At least 24 hours prior to the desired consumption time, fill a plastic container (1-pint or 1-quart, depending on the size of your punch bowl) with water and add apple slices and cinnamon sticks if desired. Freeze until solid. Combine the tea and vermouth in a jar or other container and let stand for 90 minutes, then strain and refrigerate. Combine the tea-infused vermouth with the tequila, apple juice, lemon juice, demerara syrup and both bitters in a punch bowl and stir to combine. Then add the club soda. Carefully add the prepared ice block and garnish the punch bowl lavishly with apple slices and freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve in punch cups or mugs, and garnish each glass with an apple slice and cinnamon stick, if desired.