Beer may be the reigning champion of football beverages but, with some guidance from these talented professionals at Area Four, Catalyst, The Smoke Shop, Cafe ArtScience and Commonwealth, you can whip up any of these five tasty punches to amp up the festivities for this weekend’s big game — they’re easy peasy, just pour everything into a big bowl and add ice. And, these make-ahead, large-format cocktails are low enough in alcohol that you and your guests won’t be too sloshed by the time the final score is recorded and the confetti is flying.
Grossman Punch
Provided by Tenzin Samdo of Cafe ArtScience
- 1 bottle Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 cup Jagermeister
- 1 cup honey ginger syrup 1:1 (1/2 cup honey, 1/2 hot water & stick of muddled ginger)
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 1/2 quarts of jasmine tea
Pimm’s Cup
Provided by Tainah Soares of Area Four
- 1000 milliliters cucumber water (2 cucumbers, sliced widthwise, plus water)
- 350 milliliters lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
Mix the ingredients above in a large pitcher or punch bowl, making it into a cucumber lemonade. Then, add:
- 500 milliliters Pimm’s No. 1
- 250 milliliters seltzer water
Mix again, add LOTS of ice, and it’s ready to go!
Post Season Punch
Provided by Jordan McCusker of The Smoke Shop
- 5 ounces Plantation 3 star rum
- 2.5 ounces Aperol
- 5 ounces cinnamon syrup
- 3.75 ounces lemon juice
- 10 mint leaves
Shake, strain, and top with sparkling water and crushed ice. Then, garnish with mint and cinnamon sticks.
The G.O.A.T
Provided by Dennis Pinto of Catalyst
- 3.75 ounces honey simple syrup
- 7.5 ounces Aperol
- 15 ounces vodka
- 7.5 ounces grapefruit juice
- Two or three bottles of bubbles
Serves ten to twelve people.
Trashy Italian
Provided by Jennie MacPherson of Commonwealth
- .75 ounces Aperol
- 3 ounces Prosecco
- Splash of orange soda