Madras Punch
A colorful batch cocktail from the Cape Codder family, layering vodka with cranberry and orange juices for a beautiful sunset-hued punch with perfectly balanced fruit flavors.
- 12 ozvodka
- 24 ozcranberry juice
- 8 ozorange juice
- orange slices, lime wedgesgarnish
- 1Combine vodka and cranberry juice in a punch bowl
- 2Slowly pour orange juice to create layered effect
- 3Stir gently before serving if desired
- 4Add ice and garnish with orange slices
- 5Serve with lime wedges on the side
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The Madras Punch scales the Madras cocktail — developed through Ocean Spray's cranberry juice marketing campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s alongside the Cape Codder and Sea Breeze — into large-format punch bowl service for parties and gatherings. The Madras itself combines vodka with cranberry juice and orange juice, named after the Indian coastal city now called Chennai. The warm orange-red color produced by the two juices and the approachable sweet-tart flavor made the Madras one of the most visually appealing vodka punch options for entertaining, and its easily scalable recipe required only readily available supermarket ingredients. The punch version became particularly popular at casual brunch events and outdoor summer gatherings during the 1980s and 1990s.
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