Simple Gin Sour Punch

2 Cups London Dry Gin, 1 Cup Simple Syrup, 1 Cup Lemon Juice, 1 Cup Byrrh, 1 Bottle Don Arturo Cava Brut, Club Soda to Taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl with strawberry slices, mint sprigs, and plenty of ice to chill.  Serve with lemon fresh lemon wheels and a mint sprig.  

A gathering becomes an official party with a proper punch.  While Planter’s Punch or Fish House Punch are more famous, they both highlight rum instead of gin.  Enter the Simple Gin Sour Punch: easily adaptable while utilizing common ingredients, except for Byrrh.  Byrrh is an 18th-century wine-based aperitif, with bitter orange, coffee, and quinine; aka a red wine tonic.  Luckily, Zipps carries it for only $16.99!  Also, here is another great chance to use your mint simple syrup or a fresh strawberry simple syrup for more complex and intense flavors.