Today I will have a punch according to the German version and with all the classic bells and whistles for this sacred rite. Without bells and whistles, it is possible to cook all the same, of course, but it is difficult.

In European countries, the culture of drinking punch and its recipe differs from country to country, but, perhaps, it was in Germany that it was elevated to the rank of a real cult! The largest punch in the country (and the whole world) is brewed in Munich, in front of the Isartor gate, in a cauldron 3.5 meters high and 2.5 meters in diameter, 9000 liters each!

In institutes, hundreds and thousands of students gather before Christmas in the largest auditorium, watch the film "Fire Punch", and as the plot progresses, they either shine with pocket torches, then light sparklers, or drink ... um ... what is going on speech on the screen.

Many Germans cannot imagine Advent and New Years without a fiery punch. Some families have punch kits that have been used by more than a few generations.

I'll show you how to make a classic alcoholic punch in a sixties-seventies pot owned by my husband's family. If you have a choice whether to purchase such a kettle with electric heating or with a burner, then with regard to punch I will say unequivocally: electric is more convenient, with a burner with a real flame it is much more difficult to adjust the temperature. Punch should not be overheated above 70 ° C. Accordingly, it is desirable to have a liquid thermometer from the devices. The Germans' pot very often comes with "sugar tongs" automatically attached, which are actually not tongs, but a chute into which the sugar loaf is placed. The heads are sold in supermarkets. As sugar tongs are not tongs, so sugar loaves are not heads at all, but cone-shaped hats.

The classic punch recipe uses dry red wine as the main ingredient. It is flavored with zest (orange and lemon), cinnamon, cloves, allspice, anise and even gingerbread liqueur. In addition to wine, sugar and spices, a high-percentage rum is also needed. High-percentage - this is with a strength of at least 60%. 54%, for example, is too little - it softens the sugar, but does not give a stable burning. For 1 liter of wine, they usually take somewhere between 100-150 ml of rum.

The very first thing to start with a recipe for making a classic punch in a special punch bowl is a safety briefing. The punch burner must be placed on a stone or other non-combustible base. No textiles around, no, God forbid, straw braids or decorative spruce twigs, even if they look just charming. Then I'll show you why. Also, make sure that there are no tulle curtains anywhere nearby, and that the punch bowler hat is not under a chandelier or some kind of overhanging garlands.

Point two, still safety precautions: rum is poured only from a scoop and never from a bottle... Otherwise, you risk getting not a New Year's punch, but a Molotov cocktail. If the cook does not have an assistant, then not matches are needed, but an electric lighter. Because in one hand you will have a ladle with rum, which will need to be somehow and somehow set on fire. And you need 2 hands to light matches.

The zest and a set of other spices are placed in the wine. Only large pieces, no powders. On the burner, the seasoned wine is brought to a temperature between 60 and 70 ° C. The temperature should be maintained within these limits throughout the entire punch preparation time.

Place sugar tongs and a sugar loaf on top of the warmed punch pot.

And then rum is poured into a scoop, set on fire and poured in a thin stream so as to evenly saturate the entire sugar head. Now imagine that you accidentally splashed some burning rum on a tablecloth ... and on adorable dry spruce branches ... Can you imagine? A visual illustration? Even if the fire still does not happen, everyone at the table will have time to screw up.

But, of course, I wish you a successful punch preparation - and a Happy New Year!

When the sugarloaf burns out, your punch will be ready!

Punch (German Punsch) is a generalized name for alcoholic or non-alcoholic cocktails, in which the main ingredient is fruit or fruit juice. These drinks are an integral part of parties and can be served hot or cold, depending on the recipe.

The calorie content of this "liquid dish" varies between 50-90 kcal per 100 g, depending on which fruits are in the composition and how much sugar they contain. Consider how to prepare a punch with a photo step by step in several varieties.

Classic Punch recipe

This is the original version that became the basis for many other recipes. It was brought to Europe from India at the beginning of the 17th century.

List of components:

• Hot water - 700 ml;
• Rum - 350 ml;
• Black tea leaves - 2 teaspoons;
• Medium lemon;
• Sugar sand - 3 large spoons.

Making a classic alcoholic Punsch:

1. We boil the water and cool it a little, brew tea for it, leave it for 12-15 minutes, then filter it through a strainer;
2. Add rum, fresh juice from one lemon, add sugar and stir thoroughly;
3. Pour the liquid mixture into a deep container (for example, a saucepan) and heat on a low flame for about 15 minutes. It is important not to exceed the temperature limit of 70 degrees, otherwise the alcohol base will begin to disintegrate, and the taste will change for the worse;
4. Remove the saucepan from the stove and pour the contents.

Serving usually takes place in special teacups with cup holders or in porcelain or ceramic cups.

Cold fruity option

Here you can try experimenting with different types of fruit and create your own homemade punch yourself. As a basis, you can use this cooking scheme.

You will need:

• 3 types of juice (lemon, pineapple and orange) - 100 ml each;
• Medium orange;
• 5 bananas;
• Cognac or rum - 150 ml;
• 12-15 cherries;
• Granulated sugar - 3 large spoons.

Cooking instructions:

1. Combine cognac with three types of juice in one bowl, add sugar;
2. We extract the seeds from the cherries, peel the rest of the fruits and cut them into slices, add to the general container, mix;
3. This fruit punch is served cold. It needs to be poured into glasses and added to each ice cubes for additional cooling.

Non-alcoholic Punsch

Delicious and aromatic non-alcoholic punch will be a great decoration for any festive event or a simple everyday table. This refreshing tonic drink will compete with purchased juices, because thanks to its naturalness and benefits, it can be given to children.

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• Apple, orange, lemon - 1 pc each;
• Black tea - 4 teaspoons (can be taken from bags);
• Sugar - 120 g;
• Frozen strawberries - 150 g;
• Ginger and spices taste.

The homemade punch recipe is as follows:

1. We wash the fruits thoroughly under running water, and then lightly pour over boiling water;
2. We clean the seeds from the apple and cut the pulp into slices, cut the orange and lemon into rings. Do not remove the peel;
3. We shift everything into a comfortable large dish, add strawberries and sugar;
4. Mix the ingredients well and leave for 40 minutes. In this case, the contents must be stirred periodically so that the juice is released;
5. We brew the indicated amount of tea with 700 ml of water, adding ginger;
6. You can add your favorite spices to the fruit mix to enhance the flavor (such as mint or cinnamon). Pour the strained tea leaves here, stir, cover the container with a lid and wait about an hour and a half;
7. Pass the finished Punsch through cheesecloth or a sieve and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. After that, it can be served.

Bloody Punsch

It will become an original decoration of any event due to its unique Gothic look. Especially by the way, this alcohol will be on Halloween.

You will need:

• Granulated sugar - half a kilo;
• Water - half a liter;
• 2 lemons + 3 for zest;
• Rum - 200 ml;
• Semi-dry red wine - 0.7 liter bottle.

Cooking process:

1. We mix water and sugar, put on a flame and let it boil. Cook the syrup for 5 minutes after the boiling process;
2. Cool the sweet liquid and add lemon zest and juice from two lemons to it;
3. Stir, filter and add rum and wine;
4. We put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours;
5. We make an original decoration in the form of a white hand. To do this, an ordinary medical glove must be filled with water, carefully tied and placed in the freezer until it freezes completely. Then just rip the glove off;
6. The bloody punch is served in a deep large bowl with an icy hand on top.

Another alcoholic recipe that contains cranberry juice can be used for preparation. He will create a kind of "blood stains".

1. We combine in one container half a liter of apple cider and Pinot Gris wine, as well as half a glass of cognac (you can replace brandy);
2. Cut any fruits (apples, pineapples, peaches, pears) into slices and put them here;
3. We keep the contents in the cold for at least an hour;
4. Fill in 750 ml of cranberry juice;
5. Pour the drink into a jug and serve. You can put dry ice over the container or stick it with gummy figurines such as spiders.

Punch with cherries

Cooking technology is similar to cooking or. This is just one of the many recipes.

• Cherry tincture and rum - 300 ml each;
• Lime - 1 pc;
• Sugar - 2-3 large spoons;
• Dry spices (for example, cloves, cinnamon, etc.) are optional.

Making cherry punch:

1. Pour the tincture into a heat-resistant container, add sugar and spices as desired;
2. We heat the contents at a temperature of 70 degrees until the sugar dissolves. The best way to do this is with a water bath;
3. Add lime juice and filter the liquid;
4. Pour rum and the resulting cherry mixture into a separate slightly warmed bowl. On this, our warming masterpiece is ready.

Berry recipe

Berry punch is very easy and quick to make. You just need to stock up on the necessary ingredients.

You need:

• Raspberries and blueberries - 125 g each;
• Cranberry juice - 1.5 l;
• Strawberries - 250 g;
• One lime;
• Vodka - a glass;
• Lemonade - 1.25 L;

Cooking instructions:

1. Thinly cut the strawberries and mix in a large bowl with other berries;
2. Add juice and vodka, then place the dishes in the refrigerator for an hour;
3. Slice the lime thinly and place in the bottom of the pitcher. Add the mixture of berries to this, pour in lemonade and lay out ice cubes;
4. Serve chilled immediately.

Tequila option

Hot punch is prepared according to many recipes from various ingredients. This is just one of many options.

• Tequila - 500 ml;
• Orange, lemon and grapefruit juice - 100 ml, 75 ml and 200 ml, respectively;
• Strong black tea - 2 glasses;
• Half a cinnamon stick;
• Sugar sand to taste.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. In a saucepan, mix three types of juice and tequila, add cinnamon, put the container on medium flame and bring to a boil;
2. After that, remove the dishes from the stove, remove the cinnamon and add tea;
3. Sugar to taste and pour the contents into a special bowl or decanter;

After that, you can pour the drink into glasses and serve.

Video: Hot Punch Recipe

In the cold season, alcoholic beverages, which are served warm or hot, are especially popular.

They not only help to warm up faster, but also create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort in the house, and are also a good prevention of various respiratory diseases.

One of these drinks is punch. It prepares on the basis of water, cognac, and as additional ingredients are used tea, coffee, cocoa and various spices and fruits.

For the first time, this drink was created in India, from where it came to modern Europe, whose inhabitants have been working for many years in a row to improve the punch recipe.

It is thanks to them that today the world knows at least 30 different options for its preparation. Each recipe has its own unique flavor that lasts for decades.

The classic way

If punch has never been used before, then you should begin your acquaintance with it with this recipe.

Reference! This drink also has a second name - rum punch.

• To prepare it, you need to boil 0.75 liters of purified water and cool it to 95% degrees.
• Then put 12 g of loose black tea in it.
• After 15 minutes, the mixture is filtered and the juice of 1 lemon and 0.35 l of rum are added to it.
• Punch is cooked over low heat for fifteen minutes.

The finished drink is served slightly cooled in tea mugs or special glasses.

Cold

However, today this alcoholic drink is usually served not only hot, but also as a soft drink.

The most popular is punch prepared according to the following recipe:

1. Mix water (250 ml) and sugar (40 g).
2. Boil the syrup with a low boil for ten minutes.
3. Three different types of fruits or berries are mixed in approximately equal proportions (total volume not more than 400 g).
4. Put the prepared fruit into a deep jug, pour sugar syro and add apple, pineapple and orange juices in equal amounts (200 ml each).
5. Chill the drink in the refrigerator.
6. Before pouring it into glasses, soda (1l) and beer (500 ml) are poured into the container.

An alcoholic drink should be taken ginger, it will help emphasize the freshness of the punch and make its color richer.

Juices, like fruits and berries, can be chosen according to your taste.

Important! How to make a non-alcoholic punch for kids or non-drinkers? It's just that for them, only soda is poured into the total volume of the drink and poured into glasses, and beer is added to the remaining punch for the rest of the guests.

Coffee

Punch made from this drink is especially popular with coffee lovers.

The finished alcohol turns out to be very tart, invigorating, it has a rich taste and aroma.

It is prepared quite simply:

• It is necessary to brew strong and sweet coffee from 300 g of water, 90 g of sugar and 60 g of ground coffee beans.
• Calvados (120 g) and brandy (50 g) are mixed in a separate bowl.
• They are heated to a temperature of 70 degrees.
• The alcoholic mixture is poured into mugs and 150 g of prepared coffee is added to each.
• Mix everything thoroughly.
• Cream (20 g per serving) is poured into the funnel in the center of the mug in a circle. Serve immediately unmixed.

Reference! It is better to drink such a drink at least 4 hours before going to bed. It activates the central nervous system and can cause insomnia.

You can not drink coffee punch and people with heart problems.

Chocolate

Such a drink is not only very aromatic and tasty, but also quite sweet. Therefore, those people who simply adore chocolate will never refuse it.

It is prepared from:

• sugar sand - 0.5 cups;
• cognac - 150 g;
• one chicken egg;
• 250 g of water;
• semi-sweet red wine - 500 ml;
• cocoa powder - 50 g.

Preparation:

1. Mix dry mixtures of sugar and cocoa.
2. Pour them in a thin stream into boiling water.
3. Mix thoroughly until all crystals are completely dissolved and set aside.
4. The heated wine to 70 degrees is poured into the chocolate mixture and left to settle. As soon as a precipitate has formed, the liquid is carefully poured into another container.
5. Beat the egg with brandy in a separate plate until smooth. Then it is screwed into a chocolate blank and poured into glasses.

If desired, you can decorate the surface of the drink with a little grated chocolate or whipped cream during serving.

Egg

This drink was created by European gourmets. It was they who first came up with the idea of ​​using egg yolk as one of the ingredients of warm alcoholic drinks.

The result is a delicious, flavorful, healthy and satisfying punch.

Preparation:

1. In one liter of strong black tea, you need to add finely chopped lemon zest, three cloves and a small pinch of ground cinnamon.
2. Beat 6 egg yolks and 0.3 kg of fine sugar or powdered sugar separately.
3. Add 250 g of brandy and the juice of one large lime to infused tea with spices.
4. Pour the resulting mixture into a saucepan, add the beaten eggs to it, and simmer over medium heat with constant stirring for 10 minutes.
5. Refrigerate to 80 degrees and serve.

In drinking establishments, such punch is decorated with chocolate or coconut flakes when serving. You can serve this drink with a straw.

Strawberry

This is another kind of cold drink.

Of course, it is in special demand during the ripening season of this berry. However, even in the cold season, you can pamper yourself by using frozen berries instead of fresh strawberries.

Used for cooking:

• strawberries (400 g),
• ice (6 cubes),
• sparkling water (1 l),
• cognac or whiskey (150 g),
• sugar (about 50 g).

Preparation:

1. Before proceeding directly to the preparation of this delicious and refreshing punch, you need to prepare the strawberries themselves. Its berries are carefully sorted out and washed in running water. All sepals are removed from them.
2. The resulting raw material is mixed with sugar and interrupted by a blender for five minutes. It is necessary to leave a few berries intact.
3. Whole berries are cut into pieces of the same shape and immersed in the cooked puree. Ice cubes also pour out here.
4. Water is poured into a container with berries and cognac is mixed well and poured into glasses. Its edges are decorated with mint leaves and pieces of berries.

Reference! Use frozen fruit juice instead of regular ice cubes. This applies to all fruit punch recipes. This drink looks more festive, and its taste becomes more intense.

The video describes the original method of making strawberry punch:

It should be remembered that punch is primarily a low alcohol and medicinal drink.

Therefore, you should not try to increase its strength by increasing the amount of alcohol in the recipe. There will be very little benefit from such a drink.

Creating all the above punch recipes, gourmets took into account the compatibility of all ingredients and selected their optimal ratio. Thanks to this, punch has a lot of useful qualities.

Beneficial features

In fairness, it should be noted that only those varieties of punch that are served hot have beneficial qualities from the point of view of health.

The benefits of refreshing varieties of this drink are that they perfectly quench thirst, have a good refreshing taste, and also contain a large amount of beneficial vitamins obtained from fruits.

Hot punch has a lot of useful and important qualities:

• Good anti-inflammatory effect.
• It perfectly warms the body and helps to save oneself from severe hypothermia.
• Helps boost immunity.
• Saturates the body with various vitamins and microelements, due to the high content of various fruits and spices in its composition.
• The high concentration of tannins in this drink has a beneficial effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract and perfectly eliminates both constipation and diarrhea.
• Drinks containing honey tone the body as a whole and help it activate its hidden reserves.
• Due to the fact that different spices are used in the preparation of this drink, punch has a mild beneficial sedative effect on the nervous system. Irritability and anxiety disappear, sleep is normalized.
• This drink has good vasodilating properties, and it also has a mild analgesic effect.
• Stimulating appetite is another positive quality of punch, especially for people who are underweight.

Important! The health benefits of this low-alcohol drink can only be appreciated if you do not abuse it.

Non-alcoholic punches also help to fill the deficiency of nutrients in the body, they have a beneficial effect on the digestive tract and the nervous system, improve mood and strengthen teeth and bones.

Punch is a drink that will be relevant at all times.

And this can be easily explained not only by a large number of its useful properties, but also by the simplicity and availability of preparation, as well as by its good taste and aroma qualities.

What is punch and how to make this cocktail at home? To begin with, punch is a generalized name for cocktails that always contain fruit juice or the fruit itself.

More precisely, the original ingredients were juice and rum, and later the juice began to be combined with other types of alcohol such as champagne, wine, cognac, and so on, and also supplemented with ingredients such as spices, herbs, honey, berries and fruits - these versions began to be called classic punch.

Over time, they even developed, in which a harmonious combination of juice with soda water, tea or milk is observed. The uniqueness of the punch lies in its ability to warm and relax on bad days, as well as cool and invigorate in the hot summer season.

In order to thoroughly understand what kind of drink it is and how to prepare it at home, we will have to familiarize ourselves with various recipes for classic alcoholic punch and choose the best ones.

This classic recipe was discovered for the whole world by English sailors, who brought it from India, which is the ancestor of this drink. The presented version of punch can be drunk both ice cold and warm, depending on desire and preference.

An unpredictable taste and unmatched aroma will open up for you a gorgeous alcohol that can quickly relax and significantly improve your mood. According to some tasters, this alcohol is somewhat reminiscent of homemade —grog—, which is also based on rum.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Pour bottled water into a suitable container and boil it.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and brew tea in a boiling liquid.
3. After 10-15 minutes, filter the broth, removing the tea leaves.
4. Add granulated sugar to refined tea and mix until the grains of the latter are completely dissolved.
5. Squeeze the juice from one lemon into a separate bowl, then filter it through a fine sieve or cheesecloth.
6. Pour citrus liquid into tea and heat the mixture over medium heat to 80 ° C.
7. Turn off the heat and pour the rum in a thin stream while constantly stirring the drink.
8. Next, we act as desired - serve the guests hot, or let it cool to room temperature, and then keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.

The classic Christmas punch recipe

It is this version of the punch that you can taste at New Year's fairs. Spend a few minutes of your free time and treat your loved ones to a cup of hot, steaming alcoholic beverage, which will become unexpectedly appropriate, excellent treat with friends in the fresh air, under the falling snowflakes.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Cut the washed apples in half, then remove the core and pits.
2. We send the halves of the fruit into a shallow baking dish.
3. Sprinkle the fruits with granulated sugar and pour in 150 ml of dark ale.
4. We cover the container with a lid and send the fruit to the oven, preheated to 170 ° C.
5. We bake the contents of the form for half an hour.
6. In the meantime, peel the zest off half of the lemon, being careful not to get the white pulp.
7. Pour the remaining ale and sherry into a large saucepan.
8. Add lemon zest and all the spices listed in the table there.
9. We heat the liquid over moderate heat to almost a boil, up to about 75 ° C.
10. Add baked apples to the hot mixture and boil the alcohol over low heat for another 6-10 minutes.
11. Pour hot alcohol into circles and add half a baked apple to each of them.

The classic Irish punch recipe

Irish whiskey is used as the alcohol base, and the fruit base is represented by a seemingly not quite compatible set of fruits, consisting of pear, lemon and orange.

It is not without reason that this recipe began to be considered a classic - a non-standard, balanced combination of the taste of the ingredients used, expressed in the scrupulous selection of certain spices, fruits and alcohol, surprised even the most experienced tasters. From the presented amount of ingredients, you get about five liters of ready-made cold drink, which is enough for about 20-25 servings.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. First, wash the pears well, then dry them with paper towels.
2. Cut the fruit in half and remove the core and seeds. After that, cut the fruits into thin slices.
3. Wash the citruses thoroughly with a hard washcloth, then wipe them dry with napkins.
4. Without removing the peel, cut the lemons and oranges into thin slices.
5. Put chopped pears and citruses into the roomy bowl in which we are going to serve the treat.
6. Add cinnamon sticks, previously cut into several pieces, and then cardamom.
7. Pour the resulting mixture alternately with lemon juice, then orange, and then add cinnamon syrup, orange bitter and Irish whiskey.
8. Pour lemonade last and stir everything thoroughly.
9. We cover the vessel with a lid and send it to the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
10. Pour the hot drink into glass glasses, pre-filled with ice cubes, and then sprinkle with ground nutmeg.

The classic American punch recipe

The American version of punch is famous for its pronounced berry aroma and sophisticated, intoxicating taste. This alcohol is consumed exclusively cold and is most often used to quench thirst and after a hard day's work to replenish strength and improve mood.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Pour red wine into a suitable saucepan and dip cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg into it, after which we send the mixture over medium heat.
2. As soon as the alcoholic liquid boils, we reduce the heat to minimum, and then add powdered sugar and orange juice to the wine.
3. We boil the resulting mixture for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, wash the oranges and cut them into thin slices or half rings.
5. Dip the sliced ​​citrus into the boiling mixture, and then add fresh or defrosted cherries and red currants there.
6. We boil the alcoholic beverage over low heat for another 15 minutes.
7. We remove the pan from the heat and let the alcohol cool to room temperature, and then send it to the refrigerator for at least an hour.
8. Pour the punch with a ladle into glass glasses, having previously filled them with ice cubes.

The classic sea buckthorn punch recipe

The sea buckthorn option will be very popular with fans of special, interesting tastes. A ready-made alcoholic drink, in addition to pleasure and pleasure, can help soothe headaches or toothaches, as well as contribute to the normalization of the nervous system. This punch can be drunk in any form, both warm and cold. Its maximum shelf life can reach one week, but at the same time it is necessary to store the hot drink in the refrigerator.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Pour bottled water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
2. Remove the pan from the stove and add green tea leaves to the boiling liquid.
3. We insist the tea broth under a closed lid for at least 15 minutes.
4. We filter the tea and dissolve honey and sea buckthorn jam in it. If necessary, you can warm up the liquid so that both sweet ingredients are completely dissolved in the liquid.
5. Pour in high-quality cognac in a thin stream and stir the intoxicating well.
6. We lower the citrus slices there and let the drink brew for half an hour.
7. Depending on your preferences, we can immediately start tasting, or we can cool the alcohol in the refrigerator and then taste it.

The classic ginger punch recipe

It's no secret that ginger is a storehouse of vitamins and is often consumed during colds. However, this product is difficult to eat in its pure form, so why not prepare a healthy punch based on it, which will perfectly cope with colds and significantly strengthen the immune system.

In addition to its medicinal qualities, this alcoholic drink improves performance, invigorates and cheers up.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Peel the ginger, rinse and cut into thin rings.
2. Put the chopped ginger in a small container, add the rest of the spices and granulated sugar there.
3. Pour the resulting mixture with bottled water and wait for the liquid to boil.
4. Boil the syrup over moderate heat for 10-15 minutes until the white foam stops forming.
5. Filter the finished syrup through cheesecloth and leave it aside for now.
6. Pour wine into a clean container and add lemon juice squeezed from half of the citrus to it.
7. When the liquid warms up to 65-70 ° C, remove it from the heat and mix with tea and syrup.
8. We serve the punch hot, pouring it into mugs that can keep the drink warm for as long as possible.

Classic Mandarin Punch Recipe

This intoxicating drink is prepared on the basis of liqueur, as its sweetness surprisingly adds charm to the drink, combined with the sourness of mandarin.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. Peel the tangerines, then divide them into slices and carefully remove the pulp from the white film.
2. We send the tangerine pulp into a blender and grind until puree.
3. Pour water into a saucepan, and when it boils, we dilute honey in it.
4. Squeeze juice from lemon and orange, filter them and add to syrup.
5. Add tangerine puree there and bring the mixture to a boil.
6. We boil the drink for 10 minutes, then pour the alcohol base into it.
7. We remove the strong drink from the heat and let it brew for half an hour under a closed lid.

The classic berry punch recipe

A refreshing and invigorating berry punch is a good option for a friendly gathering in the shade of trees or romantic evenings under the stars.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. We thoroughly rinse all the berries with running water, and remove the seeds from the cherries, if any.
2. Cut the strawberries in half and put them in a deep bowl.
3. We also send red currants, raspberries and cherries there.
4. Pour bottled liquid into a saucepan and add granulated sugar and citric acid.
5. We put the container on medium heat and, with constant stirring, prepare the syrup.
6. As soon as the foam ceases to form on the surface of the liquid, and the sugar crystals completely dissolve, remove the syrup from the heat and cool it to 20-23 ° С.
7. Pour the cooled syrup over the berries and leave in this form for at least an hour, so that the fruits let the juice out.
8. Stir the berry infusion slightly, then pour pre-chilled alcohol into it.
9. Again, let the strong drink brew for 20-30 minutes.
10. Serve the punch in tall glasses filled with ice cubes. Any fresh berry can be used as decoration.

The classic fruit punch recipe

A balanced combination of ripe and juicy fruits allows you to taste an excellent alcoholic drink that, when cold, will invigorate and save you from thirst on a hot day, and when hot, it will warm and relax on a chilly evening.

Required Ingredients

Manufacturing technology

1. We heat the water almost to a boil, then add sugar to it and cook the syrup.
2. As soon as the sugar liquid boils, boil it for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
3. Peel the banana, pineapple and kiwi and cut into pieces of any shape.
4. Pour all kinds of juice, cooled sugar syrup into a deep container and put the chopped fruit in the same place.
5. Leave the mixture to infuse for one hour.
6. Before directly serving the intoxicating drink, pour beer, white wine and cream soda into the fruit infusion.

Classic Punch Recipe Videos

I would like to draw your attention to other interesting versions of the classic punch, which are popular all over the world and have a large army of fans.

Video # 1. This video shows the recipe for the classic orange punch based on sparkling wine and gin.

Video number 2. After reading this video, you will learn how to make a delicious watermelon punch yourself without leaving your home.

Useful information

• Apple punch, famous for its many successful and popular varieties, deserves special attention.
• For general development, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with interesting facts that illuminate.

In my opinion, these are the best classic punch recipes that can satisfy the tastes of almost every invited guest. Write about your own versions of this drink and do not forget to give your opinion on the punch prepared according to the recipes I presented. Thanks for reading and good luck creating your own punch!

The mention of hot punch warms our hearts. No matter how difficult life is, no matter what troubles are pursuing, a warm fruit punch, drunk with friends or together with a loved one (beloved) always invigorates and gives strength... And life will again show its bright, pleasant side.

Variations of this drink are different: the most popular is alcoholic punch, but you can find recipes where the alcohol-containing portion is replaced refreshing citrus juices... Punch drink, according to historical sources, was born in ancient India.

There it was prepared from:

• Sahara;
• lemon juice;
• tea and spices.

How to make punch at home? Today, in addition to the ancient Indian punch recipe, many new varieties have emerged. We will look at three "models":

• classic punch "with a degree";
• hot punch without a drop of alcohol;
• cold refreshing drink.

Fruit

Do you want to enjoy a drink on a holiday - to celebrate the New Year or to celebrate another celebration? Make a fruit punch for yourself and your loved ones.

Ingredients for him:

• a couple of lemons;
• 4 oranges;
• (one and a half liters);
• 4 tablespoons of black tea;
• a spoonful of boiling water;
• a glass of granulated sugar.

Add to taste cinnamon and cloves... We start preparing the punch by pouring dry tea leaves and spices into a separate container. Fill everything with hot water and wait 20 minutes.

Stage two: filter the mixture. Squeeze citrus juice, pour into our mixture. Add sugar there, mix. We put the dishes on the fire and simmer for 15 minutes, but do not boil... Remove from heat, pour into glasses on a high leg.

In this case, punch is a low-alcohol drink that you can drink without fear of being intoxicated.

Imperial alcoholic

Would you like to make imperial punch at home according to our recipe? You will need products:

• semi-sweet (red or pink, 1.5 l);
• 300 g;
• cranberry juice (250 ml);
• black currant juice (also 250 ml);
• grapefruit juice (250 ml);
• a glass of sugar.

We mix the ingredients, heat up a little. Do not boil fruit (or rather, fruit and berry) punch, because it will lose strength and sharpness.

Chocolate

Are you expecting a sweet tooth? You can't do without chocolate nectar. Cooking chocolate punch involves checking home supplies for the presence of:

• semi-sweet red wine (0.5 l);
• cocoa (you need 50 g);
• (150 ml);
• sugar (100 g).

You also need one egg and 250 ml of water.

How to make a punch? We warm up the stove. We put a pot of water on it, where we pour granulated sugar and cocoa, heat the mixture. As soon as it boils, remove the pan from the stove and cool.

Separately heat (not boil) the wine. We mix it with the mixture that had time to cool. It is necessary to achieve so that the sediment settles to the bottom... After that, carefully pour the "wort" into another dish so as not to "grab" the sediment.

The last stage remains. Beat an egg in a cup. Pour 50 ml of water there. We take our "blank", pour the beaten egg and cognac into it.

This alcoholic punch is served warm.

Apple

Here's another "divine nectar" for you - apple punch. It is good to cook it in August, when your apples are already ripening in the garden, and in the evenings it is already cool and you want to warm up.

Squeeze 250 ml of juice from fresh apples. You will need to add the following ingredients to it:

• red wine (dry) - 350 ml;
• a couple of cinnamon sticks;
• a couple of tablespoons of honey;
• 1 star anise;
• cloves (a couple of buds);
• cognac to taste;
• one apple.

Cut the apple into circles, after removing the middle. We heat the wine, as for (that is, without bringing to a boil), pour pieces of apple, spices into it, put honey. Simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.

When ready, pour into glasses and cool slightly. Decorate the glasses with fresh apple squares tossed directly into the hot spicy mixture.

Punch with vodka

It is pleasant to drink a cold drink on a hot July day or in the evening, resting from work on the summer terrace. But strong alcohol in undiluted form will not bring the desired coolness: it will get even hotter. What to do? Let's make a cold punch.

Take note of the classic recipe. This is a vodka punch that requires apple juice and ale and is easy to make too. We take:

• orange juice (370 ml);
• vodka (200 ml);
• apple juice (half a liter);
• (0.5 l);
• lemonade (0.75 l).

How are we going to cook? Mix fruit juice and lemonade, add vodka. We put it in the refrigerator, wait 15 minutes. We take out their cold. Add the ale. Have a pleasant hiss? The drink is ready to serve.

Little trick: toss raspberries and an ice cube into the glass. Beautiful, like a picture from a magazine!

Cold punch is also called punch... A simple recipe known to most lovers is as follows: we take canned peaches (small jar) and a glass of sugar.

Alcohol that you need: a bottle of dry white wine and 40 ml of brandy. Pour alcohol-containing liquids into a container with sweet peaches. Let it stand for 2 hours in a cool place. Next, pour another bottle of white wine into a saucepan with a fragrant liquid. We put in the refrigerator for an hour. At the last stage, add a glass of any fruit juice.

The punch prepared in this way will save you from fatigue and give you a feeling of cheerfulness.

Non-alcoholic

If you are indifferent to alcohol-containing drinks or doctors have banned any drinking stronger than kefir, try the non-alcoholic option.

Let's prepare sea buckthorn nectar. Grocery list:

• sea ​​buckthorn jam (60 g);
• honey (60 g);
• green tea (400 ml);
• a couple of lemon slices;
• a couple of lime wedges.

We brew green tea as usual. We filter to get rid of the tea leaves.

Add honey, jam to the container, put on the stove and keep it on fire for 5-10 minutes. Do not boil.

After removing from the heat, we throw fruit slices into the drink and decorate the glass into which we pour it with a slice of lemon.

The same option, but with the addition of 50 g of cognac, invite those guests who do not need to give up alcohol.

Crimson

Everyone will love the raspberry juice punch, especially the kids. Mix 100 ml of raspberry juice with powdered sugar (a third of a glass). Whip the cream (0.5 l), pour it into the juice with sugar.

Pour into tall glasses. The drink will be even tastier if thrown into glasses. a few fresh raspberries.

With milk and tea

Let your family guests try another punch option. The products for its preparation will almost certainly be found in the house, so you won't have to run to the store. It:

• granulated sugar (200 g);
• vanilla sugar (pack);
• 4 eggs;
• a couple of teaspoons of dry black tea;
• 250 ml of milk.

First, beat the egg whites. We leave it and do other ingredients: we brew tea, filter it, add yolks, sugar, milk to it. We mix. Now it's time to include the egg whites in the process, which we combine with the mixture.

It remains only to cool the drink and pour it into glasses.

With cranberries

One of the varieties of non-alcoholic punch can be safely refer to drugs... This is a drink that contains cranberry juice (fruit drink).

It contains a lot of vitamin C, which relieves inflammatory diseases. Cooking:

• 0.6 l cranberry juice;
• cool water (0.3 l);
• orange juice (0.6 l);
• pieces of ginger root (teaspoon);
• cinnamon (half a teaspoon).

Drain and pour the ingredients into one container. We interfere. Next, add whipped egg white (from one egg) to the mixture. Now it's ready, pour it into glasses.

Do I need to eat punch?

Low alcohol drink doesn't need a serious snack... It is served separately so that it tastes brighter and does not mix with others. But if you want to have a snack, you can put light dishes on the table along with the drink. First of all, these are fruits.

Combine with punch apples, pears, oranges, kiwi, tangerines... We place glasses with nectar and a large dish on the table, which we fill with fruit. Everyone will choose their own snack.

Dried apricots, raisins, dried prunes and other dried fruits also "coexist" quite well with apple punch and its variations.

The above applies to both cold and hot drinks. For the hot, the list of dishes is expanding. You can submit to it:

• thinly sliced ​​cheese;
• stewed fish.

Sweet alcohol is in harmony with chocolate. But since it's sweet on its own, don't serve milk chocolate to your guests. Bitter is suitable, as well as bitter with additives: spices, nuts, pepper.

Making punch is a great activity for a friendly company. If you come together on a frosty winter evening, ask your friends to help you experiment and make a hot drink that will make you forget about the serious "minus" outside the window.

If the party is on a summer or spring day, invent new variations of the cold punch.

During the cooking process, do not forget about those who is not allowed to drink alcohol now: about people whose stomach or liver is not in order, about women who are expecting an early addition to the family. For them you can do apple, cranberry or orange punch where vodka and cognac will be replaced by fruit juices and lemonade.

Useful videos

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We have shared our secrets of a delicious drink, and now we are waiting for your feedback: perhaps your recipes will be simpler, and the result will be tastier. Write to us. We would be happy to publish your suggestions and advice on the website. Let everyone enjoy a delicious DIY punch made from the simplest ingredients.