RECIPE: HOW TO DO ICED NEGUS PUNCH

RECIPE: HOW TO DO ICED NEGUS PUNCH

Iced negus punch is a cocktail recipe make with white port, spiced syrup and fresh lemon juice. It’s a great drink to serve at parties.

RECIPE HOW TO DO ICED NEGUS PUNCH

Dificulty: Easy
Portion: Serves 6
Time: Hands-on 10 minutes

Ingredients

500ml water
150g caster sugar
1 cinnamon stick
10 based cardamom pods
½ tsp pink peppercorns
2 star anise
Pared zest of 1 lemon
Pared zest of 1 orange
750ml white port
Fresh spices to garnish
Crab apples to serve, if you can find them
Ice cubes, to serve
Grating of nutmeg, to serve

Step by step preparation

First, make a spiced syrup. Heat the water with the sugar, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, peppercorns, star anise and the lemon and orange zests. When the sugar dissolves, simmer gently for 5 minutes, then take off the heat and cool completely.
Strain (discard the solids), then stir in 750ml white port.
Squeeze in lemon juice to taste, then chill.
To serve, pour into a punch bowl and garnish with fresh spices and crab apples, if you can find them. Throw in a few handfuls of ice cubes, then ladle into glasses and top with a grating of nutmeg.

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