Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 quart 100% pomegranate juice
  • 3 cups tequila
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup 100% cranberry juice (not cranberry juice cocktail)
  • 750 ml dry sparkling wine (I used Prosecco)

Instruction

  • Refrigerate all ingredients except the sugar until you are ready to make the punch.
  • Make a simple syrup by placing the sugar and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir constantly and boil about 5 minutes or until the sugar dissolves, and the mixture is clear. Let the syrup cool.
  • Stir together the pomegranate juice, tequila, lemon juice, and cranberry juice in a large gallon-size container or punch bowl and add the cooled simple syrup. Chill at least 4 hours.
  • If making an ice ring, add cranberry juice and cranberries to a mold and freeze until firm, which should also take about 4 hours. If you don't have a mold, you could fill the cups of a muffin tin, use paper cups, or even a plastic storage bowl to make a block of cranberry ice to keep your punch cold.
  • Right before you serve your punch, add the sparkling wine and ice ring.