Christmas · With alcohol
Sparkling Champagne Punch recipe.
Brut sparkling wine is the center of this Christmas punch, with cranberry for color and orange liqueur for citrus aroma. Champagne, dry cava or brut prosecco can fill the wine role, though each changes the flavor. The sparkling water lightens the pour without adding sweetness.
10 minutes · 12 × 8 fl oz servings · 8.2% ABV
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For one party batch
Ingredients
- 4.5 cups Brut sparkling wine
- 3 cups Cranberry juice cocktail
- 1.5 cups Orange liqueur
- 3 cups Sparkling water
Optional: Cranberries and a orange twist.
Makes 12 cups before ice and garnish. Serve ice in the glasses to avoid diluting the bowl.
Contains alcohol. Strength is an estimate based on the ingredient ABVs used in our calculator; your bottles may differ.
Mix it well
How to make it
Prepare the cranberry base
Combine cranberry juice cocktail and measured orange liqueur in a chilled pitcher or bowl. Stir before opening the sparkling wine.
Open and pour gently
Open the cold brut sparkling wine according to the bottle directions. Pour it slowly down the side of the bowl, then add chilled sparkling water and give one gentle stir.
Finish each glass
Add washed cranberries to the bowl if desired. Twist a strip of washed orange peel over each glass, add the peel and pour the punch without vigorous stirring.
Serving notes
Choose brut rather than a sweet sparkling wine. The displayed strength assumes 12% wine and 30% orange liqueur; check both labels if you need a closer estimate.
Make ahead
Chill all bottles and mix only the cranberry and liqueur ahead. Add both sparkling ingredients in small batches so the last glasses are not poured from a flat bowl.
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