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This fall, lean into apple cider for all those fabulous flavors!
Apple Cider and Bourbon Punch
For the brown sugar and cinnamon syrup:
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup water
For the punch:
- ½ cup brown sugar and cinnamon syrup
- 3 cups bourbon
- 4 cups unfiltered apple cider
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup orange juice
- 4 cups ice
- 2 cups club soda, or to taste
- 1 orange, cut into wheels, for garnish
- nutmeg, to taste
To make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and cinnamon sticks with 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered until the sugar has completely dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, and let the syrup cool. Discard the cinnamon sticks. (Leftovers may be kept refrigerated for a week.) To make the punch: Combine the syrup, bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate for at least an hour. Strain the chilled punch into a punch bowl. Add 4 cups of ice and club soda. Garnish with orange wheels. Generously grate nutmeg on top. Serve over ice.
Katie Tomsche is the content manager for Lunds & Byerlys. Sip more at lundsandbyerlys.com
