Fizzy Gin and Lillet Punch Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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Robyn Lee

We threw a little shindig today to say goodbye to SE Ad Sales Director Erin Adamo. I mixed up this bubbly punch—it's a good brunch or predinner drink: a little tart, a little sweet, and a little more complex than you'd expect. If you don't have Lillet Rouge, you could substitute a high-quality sweet vermouth (such as Dolin), but it won't be quite the same.

I used Small Hand Foods grenadine, but you can also make your own.

Recipe Details

Fizzy Gin and Lillet Punch Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 ounces Lillet Rouge
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 3 dashes orange bitters
  • 1 ounce high-quality grenadine
  • 1 bottle sparkling wine, chilled

Directions

  1. Peel the orange with a vegetable peeler (removing zest only, not pith) and place peels in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice.

  2. Add the juice of the orange and the lemon, Lillet Rouge, gin, orange bitters, and grenadine. Stir well. Pour entire contents (including ice) into pitcher.

  3. Top with entire bottle of sparkling wine, pouring slowly down to side so as not to overflow. Stir gently and serve immediately.

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