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People who really, really know me know there's one thing I will never do - and that's drink anything with gin in it.
The aroma of gin is a big turn off for me.
And I don't care for the taste of it, either.
But get this.
I found this gin-based punch recipe that's really, really good!
It's called Gin Dandy Punch.
It seriously is the best spiked punch recipe ever!
So never say never, right?
Here's what happened...
I was doing research on pomegranate juice spiked punch recipes, when I stumbled upon this recipe - again, never expecting to like it - that has gin in it.
Was I ever surprised!
You'd never guess that I'm a "beverage junkie" and caterer who keeps a well stocked bar because I'm not a big drinker. I mean, sure - I'll try the spiked punch if I go to a party and it's being served. But it's definitely not my first choice.
I should tell you right now that because I'm skeptical of any type of drink with gin it, when I made it I changed the original recipe.
I'll give you the original recipe, then I'll tell you how I altered it for a non-gin drinker like me.
Everything stays exactly the same, except the pomegranate and gin measurements.
Oh I almost forgot to tell you...
I made the original version and it's not bad either, by the way.
Here's the original recipe:
Gin Dandy Punch
(Printable Recipe)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 - 1/2 cups pomegranate liqueur
1 - 1/2 cups gin
2 lemons, cut into wedges
In a saucepan, bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves (this is known as "simple syrup"). Let mixture cool, then pour over ice in a large pitcher. Stir in lemon juice, liqueur, and gin. Ladle into glasses garnished with lemon wedges.
My recipe (altered for "gin skeptics") is:
1 - 3/4 cups pomegranate juice
1 - 1/4 cups gin
Jazz it up a little if you want to.
Add maraschino cherries (and the cherry juice and pomegranate seeds, too) to it!
This spiked fruit punch would be a terrific spiked wedding punch. It would go over real good as a bridal shower spiked punch recipe too. And it would be a different type of holiday spiked punch to serve as well.
Try it out. Then let me know what you and your guests think.
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