Texas Bourbon Punch With Pink Grapefruit and Mint

Texas Bourbon Punch With Pink Grapefruit and Mint

Bourbon and Pink Grapefruit combine for a refreshing and delicious summer cocktail.

Course Bourbon

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings Servings

Calories 71kcal

Author Creative Culinary

Ingredients

⅓ cup water
⅓ cup sugar
15 fresh mint sprigs divided use
4 cups freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice strained
2 & 1/2 cups Garrison Brothers Texas Straight bourbon whiskey or other premium bourbon
12 dashes Angostura bitters
1 ice block for punchbowl
Club soda
Mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

Combine water and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat and bring to boil. Add five mint sprigs. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
Strain syrup into a large pitcher. Add grapefruit juice, bourbon and bitters and 10 mint sprigs.
Chill for several hours or overnight.
Add ice block to bowl.
Pour grapefruit and bourbon mixture over ice through a strainer.
Fill glasses with ice and fill approximately 3/4 full with bourbon and juice mixture; top with chilled soda and stir.
Garnish with mint leaves.

Notes

The recipe calls for a block of ice. A what? I can not remember the last time I saw a block of ice!

So, I filled a bowl with ice cubes and poured a mixture of soda and grapefruit juice over them and put them in the freezer. By the time the juice had chilled I had my own 'ice bowl!' I put it in a large pan with warm water and within a minute or two was able to remove the ice from the bowl in one piece.

Flip it over and put it in a punch bowl and there you have it!

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