Sunset Rum Punch

  4.0 – 2 reviews  • Adult Punch Recipes

This is the rum punch to pass around when it’s late and you’re hanging out by the fire pit with pals and watching the sunset. You’ll all have a fantastic time before the day is over, with plenty of superb rum, flowery undertones, and brilliant citrus flavors.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 1
Yield: 1 mug of punch

Ingredients

  1. crushed ice
  2. 1 ½ fluid ounces spiced rum (such as Kraken®)
  3. 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  4. 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
  5. 1 fluid ounce freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
  6. ¾ fluid ounce white rum (such as Captain Morgan™)
  7. ¾ fluid ounce dark rum (such as Myers’s®)
  8. ¾ fluid ounce hibiscus syrup
  9. ¾ fluid ounce almond orgeat syrup (such as Torani®)
  10. 1 slice orange
  11. 1 maraschino cherry

Instructions

  1. Combine crushed ice, spiced rum, lime juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, white rum, dark rum, hibiscus syrup, and almond syrup in a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.
  2. Fill a tiki mug with crushed ice. Strain cocktail over ice. Garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry.
  3. To make hibiscus syrup: Bring 2 cups water, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup hibiscus flowers, 1/4 cup brown sugar, a 1/2-inch piece of fresh ginger, and the zest of 1 lemon to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until sugars dissolve, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture steep, about 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing mixture to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids and store syrup in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Reviews

April Henderson
It was great! We made a whole pitcher for Fathers Day Brunch!
Lynn Woodward
Way too tangy from the lime juice, I didn’t enjoy this at all.

 

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