I've always liked Good Eats and want to try these punches sometime
Cape Fear Punch
Ingredients
For the base:
750 ml rye whiskey
750 ml water
1/2 cup Demerara sugar
3 bags green tea
375 ml rum
375 ml Cognac
4 whole lemons
For the punch:
2 small oranges, thinly sliced
4 small lemons, thinly sliced
2 (750 ml) bottles sparkling wine or Champagne
1 liter seltzer or sparkling water
Ice block
Freshly grated nutmeg
Directions
For the base:
Pour the rye whiskey into a 4-quart container. Fill the now empty rye whiskey bottle with water, pour into an electric kettle, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and stir until the temperature drops to 190 degrees F. Place the tea bags in the kettle and steep for 3 minutes.
Add the tea, rum, and Cognac to the whiskey. Peel the zest from the lemons, being careful to remove the white pith. Wrap the lemon bodies in plastic wrap and reserve in the refrigerator. Add the lemon zest to the mixture, and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
For the punch:
Strain the base into a large punch bowl. Juice the reserved lemon bodies and add to the punch bowl. When ready to serve, add the oranges, lemons, sparkling wine, and seltzer water; stir to combine. Add the ice block and serve with freshly grated nutmeg.
Or try the
Good Eats Company Punch Ingredients
16 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice, bodies reserved, about 20 limes
32 ounces Demerara sugar
64 ounces warm black tea
48 ounces Batavia Arrack
Ice block
Freshly grated nutmeg
Directions
Combine the juice, lime bodies and sugar in a 5-quart container. Add the tea and stir until the sugar dissolves completely, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the Batavia Arrack and stir to combine. Chill to at least 40 degrees, approximately 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Strain the punch into a punch bowl over a large ice block and serve with freshly grated nutmeg.