Name: Blood-Orange Rum Punch
Yield: Makes about 12 cups
Ingredients: 1 (750-ml) bottle chilled sparkling white wine; 3 cups fresh blood-orange juice (from 12 blood oranges); 2/3 cup light or amber rum (not dark); Garnish: 1 navel orange, halved lengthwise, then sliced crosswise

We recommend using a good-quality California or Spanish sparkling wine for this punch. Both are widely available and less expensive than Champagne.

Cooks' note:

Blood-orange juice can be squeezed 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes about 12 cups

Ingredients

1 (750-ml) bottle chilled sparkling white wine

3 cups fresh blood-orange juice (from 12 blood oranges)

2/3 cup light or amber rum (not dark)

Garnish: 1 navel orange, halved lengthwise, then sliced crosswise

Preparation

Stir together all ingredients in a pitcher and serve over ice.

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