Pomegranate Champagne Punch

Name: Pomegranate Champagne Punch
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 (750 ml) bottles Brut champagne, chilled; 1 1/2 cups white rum; 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice; 1 large lemon, thinly sliced; pomegranate seeds; fresh mint leaves; ice, 1 block

9 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 (750 ml) bottles Brut champagne, chilled
1 1/2 cups white rum
1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
1 large lemon, thinly sliced
pomegranate seeds
fresh mint leaves
ice, 1 block

Directions

1

Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2

Simmer 5 minutes.
3

Cool syrup completely.
4

Combine Champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl.
5

Add enough syrup to sweeten to taste.
6

Mix in lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves.
7

Add ice block to bowl.