James Strawbridge’s Red Nosed Rum Punch

This party-pleasing rum punch is a fruity, fresh and festive. Make up a batch for your next get-together and see what you think. Cheers!

Serves 6
Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp earl grey tea (loose leaf)
• 350ml spiced honey rum (700ml)
• 175ml port barrel gin (35cl)
• 6 sliced plums (400g)
• 4 sliced clementines (6)
• 1 tbsp cloves
• knob of fresh ginger (100g)
• medium pineapple (single), peeled, cored and diced
• organic st clements (74cl)
• organic hot ginger beer (27cl)

Method:

1. Brew a pot of Earl Grey tea and leave to one side to cool.
2. De-stone and slice your plums, then stud slices of clementine with cloves.
3. Roughly chop the root ginger and add it, with 4-5 bay leaves, to a large punch bowl or Kilner jar followed by the diced pineapple.
4. Add four large measures of Keynvor spiced rum and two of Conker’s Port Barrel gin.
5. Finish by pouring in your bottle of St Clements, Hot Ginger Beer and Earl Grey. Stir and serve with plenty of ice.