Twist & shake: All-Irish punch bowl

Published: 00:01 GMT, 26 November 2023 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 26 November 2023

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MAKES 15 x 200ml serves

3 lemons, plus extra slices to garnish
2 sticks of rhubarb, chopped into chunks
250ml jar of honey
1 litre cloudy pressed apple juice (if you want the punch to be less strong, add more juice)
1 litre dry Irish cider
700ml bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey
ice cubes
2-3 apples, sliced, to garnish

1 Zest the lemons with a Microplane or fine grater, then squeeze the juice. Put the zest and juice in a blender with the rhubarb and honey.

2 Fill the empty honey jar with hot water, seal it and shake it to get any remaining honey from the jar. Pour the water into the blender along with the apple juice. Put the lid on the blender and blitz it for 10 seconds.

3 Put a fine mesh sieve on top of your punch bowl and pour the contents of the blender into it, making sure you keep out any solids. Follow that up with the cider and whiskey. Stir in some ice and garnish with the apple and lemon slices.

4 For each serve, fill a small (200ml) wine glass or tumbler with ice, fill it up with punch and garnish with a lemon slice added directly to the glass. You can batch nearly the whole thing in advance and store it in your fridge if you like. When your guests arrive, just add the cider, ice and garnishes.