June, 2010 - Adventurers - Piper's Punch

Piper's Punch

For cinnamon syrup:
2 cups granulated sugar
15 sticks cinnamon

For honey syrup:
1 cup honey
1/2 peach
9 oz. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. cinnamon syrup
4 oz. honey syrup
24 oz. Famous Grouse blended Scotch
12 oz. rooibos tea
6 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
2 1/2 oz. rhum orange liqueur
2 oz. pineapple juice
Ice, frozen in two clean, quart-size takeout containers

For garnish:
Sprig of mint
Pineapple round
2 to 4 lemon rounds
2 to 4 grapefruit rounds

Cinnamon Syrup: Combine 2 cups of water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks in saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour. Strain. Will keep for 2 weeks.

Honey Syrup: Combine honey with 1 cup hot water. Stir until combined. Cool.

Instructions: Slice peach and muddle in plastic bowl with lemon juice, cinnamon syrup, and honey syrup. Add remaining ingredients and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into a punch bowl over big ice. Garnish with mint and rounds of pineapple, lemon, and grapefruit. Pour in punch glasses. Serves 8.


Drinkability:  3
Drunkability:  2
Taxic Diversity:  3.5
Accessibility:  4
Priority for Conservation:  3

Comments: "tart, and you have to make cinnamon syrup"

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