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Rosemary, Baby! (PUNCH BOWL)
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Rosemary, Baby! (PUNCH BOWL)

The rosemary cocktail doesn’t come any more Hallowe’eny than this – a little sweet, a little bitter, with just enough herbal and citrus flavor to balance it out. Oh, and it’s blood red. Good for individual cocktails or a party punch!

Prep Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs
Servings: 12
Course: Snacks, Cocktails, Others

Ingredients

  • For the Rosemary-Infused Aperol:
  • 1 Aperol bottle
  • 3 rosemary long sprigs, fresh
  • For the honey syrup:
  • 1 cup water warm, 8 ounces
  • 1 cup honey 8 ounces
  • For the punch:
  • 2 1/4 cups Aperol rosemary-infused, 18 ounces
  • 1 cup bourbon 9 ounces, e.g. Four Roses Yellow Label
  • 3/4 cup honey syrup 6 ounces
  • 3 cups sparkling wine 24 ounces
  • 3 cups club soda 24 ounces
  • grapefruit grapefruit sliced; rosemary additional sprigs
  • rosemary sprigs grapefruit sliced; rosemary additional sprigs

Instructions

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  1. Place 3 long sprigs of fresh rosemary in a bottle of Aperol. Let sit for 3 hours at room temperature, strain.
  2. Combine honey and warm water. Stir together thoroughly, or combine in a jar and shake until mixed.
  3. Mix rosemary-infused Aperol, bourbon, and honey syrup in a punch bowl. Top with sparkling wine and seltzer. Garnish with grapefruit slices and rosemary sprigs and serve with ice.

Notes

  • This is not the place for top-of-the-line, incredibly expensive bourbon. Prime Meats uses Four Roses Yellow Label, though feel free to ask your liquor store for their recommendation.
  • This is not the place for top-of-the-line, incredibly expensive bourbon. Prime Meats uses Four Roses Yellow Label, though feel free to ask your liquor store for their recommendation.
  • Same goes for the sparkling wine. A decent Prosecco would be perfect.
  • Same goes for the sparkling wine. A decent Prosecco would be perfect.
  • The punch recipe will leave you with extra rosemary-infused Aperol and honey syrup, so you'll be ready for that second batch.
  • The punch recipe will leave you with extra rosemary-infused Aperol and honey syrup, so you'll be ready for that second batch.
  • This drink is not just a rosemary cocktail: a little grapefruit soda like San Pellegrino's Pompelmo would also work in the punch.
  • This drink is not just a rosemary cocktail: a little grapefruit soda like San Pellegrino's
  • Pompelmo
  • would also work in the punch.