Features of "Algonquin Bar Punch"

Cuisine: American

Cooking time: 30 min
Preparation time: 30 min
Serves: 12-16

Ingredients for "Algonquin Bar Punch"
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4 lemons, rind of, peel (from 4 lemons, use vegetable to peel strips)
1/3 cup superfine sugar
2 cups fresh raspberries, divided
3 cups sloe gin
2 cups fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups dark Jamaican rum
6 cups ice cubes
Ice, 1 block
2 cups chilled Brut champagne
Lemon slice

Method of cooking "Algonquin Bar Punch"

Place lemon peel strips in large bowl. Add sugar and mash with wooden spoon to infuse sugar with lemon. Add 1 1/4 cups raspberries and mash to blend.
Pour in sloe gin, lemon juice, and rum. Add ice cubes; stir to blend. Refrigerate punch 20 minutes.
Place ice block in punch bowl. Strain punch over ice block. Add champagne; stir to blend. Garnish with lemon slices and remaining raspberries.