A refreshing drink is of course a must at a summer party. If you want to offer your guests something special in addition to well-known cocktails, wine and beer, you should take a look at our fruity, fresh summer bowls. Sparkling lemonade, refreshing iced tea and tipsy sangria - there's something for every one of your guests in our recipes! We'll show you how you can easily mix up your favourite punch. On the ladle, get set, go!
Fruity fresh summer bowls
The punch bowl
It doesn't take much to create a beautiful presentation for your summer punch. As the name suggests, the drink is served in a large glass bowl with a ladle. Alternatively, you can also fill a glass drinks dispenser with a tap. This can be easily filled from the top and solves the problem of spills when scooping with a ladle. However, you will have to do without the tipsy fruit in the punch.
Strawberry and melon lemonade punch:
Ingredients:
- 200ml water
- 600ml sparkling water
- 60g sugar
- 200g strawberries
- 150g watermelon
- juice of 1 1/2 lemons
- Peel of one lemon
Preparation:
Step 1: Bring the water, sugar and lemon zest to the boil in a pan.
Step 2: Leave to cool and pour through a sieve into a punch bowl.
Step 3: Place the strawberries, watermelon and lemon juice in a blender and puree until smooth
Step 4: Add to the sugar water, top up with sparkling water and stir well.
Peppermint iced tea punch:
Ingredients:
- 2 stalks of fresh peppermint
- 300ml water
- 300ml sparkling water
- 300ml apple juice, naturally cloudy
- 1 tbsp honey
- One lemon
- Juice of one lemon
Preparation:
Step 1: Pour boiling water over the lemon juice, apple juice, peppermint and honey.
Step 2: Leave to infuse for up to 15 minutes.
Step 3: Cut the lemon into slices and add to the apple juice mixture.
Step 4: Top up the punch with sparkling water and stir well.
Fruity rosé sangria punch:
Ingredients:
- A bottle of dry rosé wine
- 3 tbsp triple sec
- 3 tbsp agave syrup
- 125g raspberries
- 80g watermelon
- A peach
- One lemon
Preparation:
Step 1: Dice or slice the peach, watermelon and lemon.
Step 2: Combine the rosé wine, triple sec and agave syrup in a punch bowl and stir.
Step 3: Add the fruit and chill for 3-4 hours.
Our tip for ice-cold refreshment:
Traditionally, a punch is served with ice cubes, but these melt very quickly on hot summer evenings and make your summer punch watery. To keep your punch bowl ice-cold for as long as possible, we recommend adding one large ice cube to the bowl instead of many small ones. This melts much more slowly and cools your punch throughout the evening. Simply fill a container with a smaller diameter than the bowl (e.g. a small pot) with water and freeze it. To release the ice cube, simply hold the underside briefly in hot water.