This punch recipe is inspired by the Orange Punch served at Andrew Jackson’s inauguration in 1829, according to Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal.

It was quite a rowdy crowd, and servers brought out buckets of the punch to lure the revelers out of the White House and on to the lawn.

Serve this to your own Inauguration Day party crowd on Jan. 20.

Inaugural Orange Punch

3 parts fresh orange juice
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part mulled orange syrup
1 part dark rum
1 part cognac
2 parts soda water

Combine in a punch bowl with a large block of ice. Serve in punch cups with a little crushed ice, and give each glass a dash of Angostura bitters.

Mulled Orange Syrup

Combine 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water and heat to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to a low simmer. Add the peel from an orange and mulling spices (a couple of cinnamon sticks, some whole cloves and allspice berries). After 15 minutes, remove from heat and let it sit for several hours. Strain.

More Inauguration Day cocktail recipes
Having a Ball at the Inauguration, Wall Street Journal

Created by Bartender Hall of Fame Inductee Francesco LaFranconi, this holiday punch is a unique combination of Polish Vodka, green tea, and apple juice. This is not your Dad’s holiday punch.

Yuletide Punch

1 - 750 ml Sobieski Polish Vodka
4 cups Chai tea (sweetened according to taste)
4 cups Clear Apple Juice
2 whole orange cut in slices
2 whole red apple cut in slices
optional- 1-2 teaspoon Orange Bitters

Mix all ingredients in large bowl and garnish with seasonal fruit slices.

Makes 16 servings

more Holiday Cocktails
past Drink of the Week Cocktails

recipe & photo courtesy Sobieski Vodka

Get a little naughty with these Holiday punches from the folks at X-Rated Fusion Liqueur

X-Rated Holiday Punch

1 750ml bottle (25 oz.) X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
2 bottles pink champagne, chilled
2 six-ounce cans Cranberry juice concentrate
2 six-ounce cans Pink lemonade concentrate
1 qt club soda, chilled
Ice cubes

In large punch bowl, combine cranberry juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, club soda and champagne. Add ice cubes. Serve immediately. Garnish with slices of lemon.

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