If you’re hosting a New Year’s Eve party, don’t sacrifice your enjoyment of the evening by running around playing bartender all night! Simply whip up a batch of one (or two) of these incredibly easy - but very delicious - punch recipes in advance, then grab your own glass and leave your guests to get on with it!
Here are six of our favourite gin-based punch recipes that are perfect for festive gatherings and New Year’s Eve parties. Here’s to a gincredible 2020, everyone!
Cranberry & Orange Punch
Bring out a jug or two of this beautiful ruby-red, gin-spiked cranberry punch, gently infused with fresh rosemary, refreshing fruits and with a lovely warming heat from sweet, orange liqueur, and everyone will surely be kept happy!
Hot Spiced Apple & Gin Punch
A yummy alternative to mulled wine, this sweet and spicy punch is an easy and delicious way to keep your guests warm while you watch the fireworks on New Year’s Eve!
Sparkling Grapefruit Punch
While we might usually associate refreshing grapefuit cocktails with summer, this sparkling punch - made with prosecco and gin - is so pretty and tasty that we think it’s also perfect for New Year celebrations!
Ginger & Pomegranate Punch
We used the deliciously festive Tarquin’s Christmas Gin - our exclusive Gin of the Month in December 2018 - to create this lightly spiced, refreshing party punch but you could use any good quality dry gin (a spiced gin works particularly well).
Hot Gin Party Punch
This hot punch, inspired by Bob Cratchit’s concoction in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and flavoured with Madeira wine, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, tastes like Christmas in a glass!
Orange 75 Punch
We all know and love the classic French 75 cocktail - now it’s time for a citrus twist! This crowd-pleasing sparkling punch combines gin, orange and prosecco, and is an easy, delicious option that’s going to keep all your guests happy.
As another sweeter alternative, you could also swap out the orange juice and slices for pineapple juice and fresh or caramelised pineapple wheels.