Drink

Spanish Lovers' Punch

November 23, 2016

This is nothing more than a sherr-ified large-format Margarita. Unexpected but natural lovers—oloroso sherry and tequila—are married together with lime, sugar, and a splash of Averna for a rich, autumn sour spiced up with nutmeg.

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Spanish Lovers' Punch

SAVEUR's Leslie Pariseau whips up a sherri-fied take on a large-format tequila. It's rounded out with a splash of Averna for a rich autumn sour, spiced up with nutmeg.

Yield: makes 8-10 cocktails

Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

³⁄₄ cup fresh lime juice
³⁄₄ cup simple syrup
¹⁄₄ cup Averna
¹⁄₂ cup oloroso sherry
1 ¹⁄₂ cups blanco tequila
Candied or sugar-dusted lime wedges, for garnish
Grated nutmeg, for garnish

Instructions

Combine lime juice, simple syrup, Averna, sherry, and tequila in a large punch bowl. Add large cubes of ice or a few generous scoops of ice, then garnish with lime wedges and grated nutmeg.