Caipirinha punch

Name: Caipirinha punch
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 4 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 9 Limes; 1 Honeydew melon; 100 g demerara sugar; 200 ml Cachaça; 1 litre Mineral water; 750 ml Sparkling wine; 7-10 Tbsp Mint

AUTHOR
Xavier Baldwin

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

From your favourite cocktail to a drink for big rounds: With fresh fruit, mineral water and sparkling wine, Caipirinha turns into a drinkable punch in no time at all. That's the way's!

COOK TIME
35 mins

TOTAL TIME
275 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8

9 Limes
1 Honeydew melon
100 g demerara sugar
200 ml Cachaça
1 litre Mineral water
750 ml Sparkling wine
7-10 Tbsp Mint

Directions

1
Wash the limes and grate them dry. Finely grate the zest of 5 limes and squeeze the juice. Mix the juice with the peel and 500 ml of water and pour into ice cube containers. Freeze for about 4 hours.
2
Peel and halve the melon and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Cut the melon into small cubes. Cut the remaining limes into thin slices. Put lime slices in a large bowl, sprinkle with sugar and crush a little. Add melon and mix with cachaça. Put the punch in a cool place for about 3 hours.
3
Just before serving, remove the ice cubes from the moulds and add them to the punch. Pour in mineral water and champagne. Decorate with mint and serve.