Gilmore Girls-Inspired Founder's Day Punch Recipe
Prep Time:
9 hours
Cook Time:
Servings:
10 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 orange, thinly sliced
  • 1 lime, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup maraschino cherries
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Water
  • 10 large oranges, juiced (about 1½ cups)
  • 7 limes
  • 2 cups bourbon
  • 1½ cups pineapple juice
  • ⅛ cup grenadine
  • 16 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 orange, thinly sliced
  • 2 limes, thinly sliced
  • Fresh mint sprigs
  • ½ cup edible flowers
Directions
  1. Arrange orange and lime slices, cherries and mint in ice cube mold, and fill it with water.
  2. Freeze overnight.
  3. For the punch, halve the oranges, and juice them using a citrus press or reamer.
  4. Strain the pulp.
  5. Repeat with the limes.
  6. In a punch bowl, combine the fresh juices with bourbon, pineapple juice, and grenadine.
  7. Add the bitters, and stir gently, and then transfer to the fridge to cool for 30 minutes.
  8. Float the ice cubes in the punch bowl.
  9. Arrange fresh garnishes around the bowl.