Pomegranate Champagne Punch

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (750 ml) bottles brut champagne, chilled
• 1 1/2 cups rum
• 1 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
• 1 large lemon, thinly sliced
• pomegranate seeds
• fresh mint leaves
• ice, 1 block

Recipe

• 1 bring 1/2 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• 2 simmer 5 minutes.
• 3 cool syrup completely.
• 4 combine champagne, rum, and pomegranate juice in punch bowl.
• 5 add enough syrup to sweeten to taste.
• 6 mix in lemon slices, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves.
• 7 add ice block to bowl.