The Best Hennessy Punch Recipe

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American, Fusion

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 339kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Tropical fruity and boozy Hennessy punch made in just five minutes

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Equipment

1 cutting board
1 knife
1 punch bowl or beverage dispenser
1 spoon

Ingredients

2 lemons
2 limes
1 grapefruit
12 ounces Hennessy cognac
8 ounces lemon juice from about three large lemons or six small lemons
8 ounces hibiscus syrup or grenadine
2 ounces gin
2 ounces ginger liqueur
2 ounces Grand Marnier or orange liqueur
¾ cup cane sugar or brown sugar
16 ounces sparkling water
ice

Instructions

Slice lemons, limes, and grapefruit then cut the grapefruit slices into halves. Set aside.
Fill beverage vessel ⅓ full with ice then pour in Hennessy, lemon juice, hibiscus syrup, gin, ginger liqueur, Grand Marnier, and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved and liquid is a uniform color.
Pour in sparkling water and drop in sliced citrus fruits then stir again to combine and chill the punch.
Serve over fresh ice and garnish with the citrus.

Notes

Making the Hibiscus Grenadine

Add 1 ½ cup water, 1 ½ cup brown sugar, 1 cup dried hibiscus, 2 inches fresh ginger, 1 cinnamon stick, and 2 whole cloves to a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir until brown sugar dissolves then bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes then turn off heat and allow syrup to cool before straining out solid ingredients. Makes 24 servings.

Preparation

You can make Hennessy punch up to two days ahead of time and I'm of the mind that it gets better with time since the flavors have more time to marinate. Just don't add the citrus or ice until you're ready to serve it.

If you want to keep the punch cold without diluting with too much ice, consider freezing the citrus slices.

Variations

I use cane sugar or brown sugar here but you can use whichever granulated or liquid option you prefer like a simple syrup or zero sugar sweetener. Note that plain honey won't mix very well into this cold drink so I'd recommend a honey syrup like my ginger honey syrup.

Storage

Store any leftover punch in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to three days. Remove any citrus slices and ice cubes before storing.

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