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The Long Hello

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The Long HelloCedric Angeles

Go festive with this floral, slightly fizzy punch, replete with decorative ice mold.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 16 servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups Calvados or other apple brandy
1 cup St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
10 dashes bitters, preferably Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters or Angostura
1 750-milliliter bottle Champagne, chilled
Freshly grated nutmeg

Special Equipment

One 12-cup Bundt or tube pan; 1 punch bowl

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Make and freeze ring mold with pears and apples. DO AHEAD: Ring mold can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and keep frozen.

    Step 2

    Stir Calvados, St-Germain, bitters, and 1 cup water in a punch bowl. Add ice ring, then Champagne. Ladle punch into glasses and grate nutmeg over.

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