Sparkling Grapefruit Tequila Punch

Number of servings

Simple Syrup ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar

Punch ingredients

  • 2 cinnamon sticks, broken up
  • 1 bottle blanco tequila
  • 2 cups freshly squeezed Sunkist® grapefruit juice
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed Sunkist orange juice
  • 0.75 cup fresh squeezed Sunkist lemon juice
  • 1.5 teaspoon Peychaud’s Bitters
  • 1 bottle chilled Prosecco
  • 1 ice mold or ice balls

PREP TIME

Time: 20 minutes

Simple Syrup

Directions

  1. Combine ingredients in a medium sauce pan.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer slowly for about 3 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature before proceeding with recipe (or you can prepare up to a week in advance and store refrigerated).

Punch

Directions

  1. In a large punch bowl (or large container such as a stock pot or pitcher), combine the cinnamon syrup, tequila, juices and bitters.
  2. Stir to combine well (at this point you can refrigerate the punch for service up to 3 days in advance).
  3. Present in a large punch bowl. Add Prosecco right before serving. Serve punch in an Old Fashioned glass over ice or ice balls.