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Spiced Red Zinger Rum Punch

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 6 1/2 cups.

Ingredients

2-inch piece fresh ginger
5 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
10 Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger tea bags
3/4 cup amber rum, or to taste
1 navel orange, sliced

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel ginger and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a medium saucepan boil water, ginger, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add tea bags and remove pan from heat. Steep tea until cool.

    Step 2

    Discard tea bags and cinnamon stick and transfer tea to a pitcher. Chill tea, covered at least 12 hours and up to 1 day. Remove ginger and cloves with a slotted spoon and discard. Stir in rum and orange slices.

    Step 3

    Serve punch over ice in stemmed glasses.

TagsPunchBeveragesTeaRumAlcoholOrangeCitrusFruitGingerHerbs & SpicesEasySimmerGourmet
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