Spiced Cosmo Punch
Average
Fruity, Sour & Sweet
5 Minutes (plus prep time)
Rocks Glass
Ingredients
The Spiced Cosmo Punch is a festive batch drink and a twist on a Cosmopolitan cocktail.
Like the classic Cosmo, this punch combines Absolut Citron, orange curaçao, lime juice, and cranberry juice but then – wait for it – it mixes chai tea and is then topped with champagne and garnished with nutmeg. Talk about festive!
Head’s up: There’s a little prep work, including freezing and cooling ingredients in advance, but once that’s done, this punch is simple to mix. We promise.
Here’s to a merry and bright holiday season!
How To Make a SPICED COSMO PUNCH
Bar tools you’ll need
Bar Spoon
Knife
Citrus Press
Jigger
How to Mix
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Add Water and Cranberry Juice in a Cake Tin (or other circular metal mold).
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Use a Paring Knife to cut several (approx. 6) Orange Wheels and Lime Wheels and place them into the Cake Tin.
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Place the Cake Tin in the freezer until the mixture is completely frozen.
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Brew Chai Tea and store it in a Plastic or Glass Jug in the refrigerator to cool.
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Use a Citrus Elbow to squeeze the juice of Lime, then measure and pour the juice into the Punch Bowl.
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Measure and pour Brown Syrup into the Bowl.
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Measure and pour in Orange Curaçao.
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Measure and pour in Absolut Citron.
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Measure and pour in Chai Tea.
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Use a Bar Spoon to stir.
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Add the frozen mold of Citrus Fruit and Cranberry Juice into the Bowl.
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Add Champagne.
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Garnish by grating fresh Nutmeg over the top of your punch bowl.
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Use a Ladle to pour a single serve of the cocktail into a Rocks Glass.
Watch Elyse Make 3 NYE Cocktails including the Spiced Cosmo Punch!
All About the Spiced Cosmo Punch
The Spiced Cosmo Punch is a batch drink and variation of a Cosmopolitan cocktail. It mixes the essential Cosmo ingredients of Absolut Citron, orange curaçao, lime juice, and cranberry juice but then introduces chai tea, champagne and nutmeg for a cozy and festive holiday touch.
First, there’s the classic sweet and tart citrus notes from the Absolut Citron, orange curaçao, lime juice, and cranberry juice but then it comes the chai tea, which introduces a whole other element with aromatic spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves.
The Champagne then gives the drink a lovely effervescent zing. All in all, the Spiced Cosmo Punch is wonderfully complex and festive.
The Spiced Cosmo Punch s a new cocktail that was created in 2023 by drink expert, Elyse Blechman. The drink was made for an episode of ‘Absolut Drinks’, where Elyse made three cocktails for New Year’s Eve.
- Batch Cosmo Cocktails
Batched cocktails are always a great idea, especially during the holiday season when there’s already so much going on. Let guests serve themselves so you can enjoy more time with them and less time mixing drinks in the kitchen! The Spiced Cosmo Punch requires some prep time chopping fruits and freezing ingredients. Given all the effort involved, it’s a perfect opportunity to make this a batch cocktail. Just follow the recipe above and scale the portions to suit the number of guests. - Use Fresh Nutmeg
Garnish with freshly grated Nutmeg. It’s Elyse’s favorite spice and adds a cozy, holiday aroma and taste. - Don’t over-dilute the mold
When you’re getting your citrus mold ready for freezing, make sure it doesn’t get too diluted. Therefore, we suggest using more Cranberry Juice than Water for the best results. - Juice your own juice
Fresh juice adds that extra zing and zest that’ll make your punch so much tastier. Therefore, we highly recommend pressing your own Lime Juice and Orange Juice instead of buying the bottled stuff. Be sure to check out our article about how to extract more juice from your fruits
. - Choose your favorite bubbles
We like using G.H.Mumm Champagne in our punch but that’s just our preference. If you don’t have Champagne, you can use Cava, Prosecco, or Sparkling Wine instead. Any of these will work just fine.
Spiced Cosmo Punch FAQ
To make Brown Syrup, follow our recipe for Simple Syrup but replace White Sugar with Brown Sugar. That’s it! Here’s how to make Simple Syrup.
And why do we use Brown Syrup instead of Simple Syrup for this drink you wonder?
Brown sugar tends to complement cocktails made with aged spirits as well as spices. So, in this case, it works really well with the Chai Tai.
Yes, you can! In fact, the recipe on this page is for a batch of Spiced Cosmopolitans.
The recipe above is presented in cocktail ‘parts’, so simply follow the ratio and adjust the size of each part based on the number of guests..
Unsure what cocktail parts are? Check out our article on drink measurements and how to use parts to make cocktails.
