Ingredients
- Apple slices (optional)
- Cinnamon sticks (optional)
- 1.5 tbsp MarketSpice Cinnamon-Orange Black Tea or other spiced black tea
- 12 oz Sweet vermouth
- 1 (750-mL) bottle Centinela Reposado Tequila or other reposado tequila, chilled
- 12 oz Fresh apple juice or cider, chilled
- 8 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 4 oz Rich Demerara syrup (2 parts Demerara sugar, 1 part water), chilled
- 16 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 16 dashes Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters, Fee Brothers Old Fashion Bitters or The Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters
- 24 oz Club soda, chilled
Garnish: Apple slices, cinnamon and nutmeg
Glass: Punch
Preparation
At least 24 hours prior to kickoff, fill a plastic container (1-pint or 1-quart, depending on the size of your punch bowl) with water and add apple slices and cinnamon sticks if desired. Freeze until solid. Combine the tea and vermouth in a jar or other container and let stand for 90 minutes. Strain, and refrigerate. On game day, combine the tea-infused vermouth and the remaining ingredients in a punch bowl, adding the soda last. Carefully add the prepared ice block and garnish lavishly with apple slices and freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg.
Nice! And to think…I was just wondering what to do with both an entire gallon of apple cider, as well as a bottle of noilly-pratt sweet vermouth that’s been starting at me from my bar for the past few months. I may have to add a bit of New Deal’s spicy ginger liqueur, as well, just for good measure.