Ponche Navideño

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Brandy
• 3 oz Apple Juice
• 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
• 0.5 oz Demerara Syrup
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 2 Clove
• Cinnamon stick · optional garnish
• apple slice · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Warm the glass by filling it with hot water, then discard.

2. 2

   Gently heat the apple juice, orange juice, demerara syrup, cinnamon stick, and cloves until steaming. Do not let it boil.

3. 3

   Add the brandy to the warmed glass.

4. 4

   Strain the hot punch over the brandy.

5. 5

   Garnish with the cinnamon stick and an apple slice.

The Story

Ponche navideño is the hot fruit punch served at Mexican posadas and Christmas gatherings, simmered with seasonal fruit, cinnamon and cane sugar. Many families add rum or brandy to a ladle for the adults.