Derby Punch Recipes

Steps:

• Add water to drink mix in 2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until mix is dissolved.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients except ice.
• Serve over ice in tall glasses.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat and submerge 3 bunches of mint. Let stand at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight. Strain.
• Stir together the mint simple syrup (you should have 2 1/2 cups) and bourbon in a pitcher. Add a couple of sprigs of mint for garnish. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 8 hours.
• Pack 8 mint julep cups with crushed ice. Pour 4 ounces of the mint julep mixture into each; garnish with a mint sprig and serve with a straw. When the outside of the cup has frosted over, you are ready to enjoy.

Steps:

• Peel, seed and chop the cucumber. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems, and cut each in half. In a food processor, add the cucumber and a small handful of the strawberries, purée until finely chopped. Reserve remaining strawberry halves.
• In a 1 gallon beverage container add the two cans of lemonade concentrate, cucumber/strawberry purée, green tea, water, and gin. Refrigerate and allow to sit for 2 hours.
• After two hours, strain mixture to remove purée, then return to gallon container and add remaining strawberry halves.
• Refrigerate 4 hours (or overnight) and serve over ice.

Steps:

• Combine bourbon, grapefruit juice, and honey syrup in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled stemmed cocktail glass. Pinch grapefruit twist over top of glass to express oils and add twist to drink.