Name: Pomegranate-Champagne Punch
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 750-ml bottles chilled brut Champagne; 1 1/2 cups white rum; 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice; 1 large lemon, thinly sliced; Pomegranate seeds; Fresh mint leaves; 1 ice block

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Recipe information

Yield
Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

2 750-ml bottles chilled brut Champagne

1 1/2 cups white rum

1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice

1 large lemon, thinly sliced

Pomegranate seeds

Fresh mint leaves

1 ice block

Preparation

Step 1
Bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Cool syrup completely.
Step 2
Combine Champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl. Add enough syrup to sweeten to taste. Mix in lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves. Add ice block to bowl.