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5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining


Punch season is here and we’re leaning all the way in. Whether you’re wrapping gifts, firing up the barbie, or just chasing that end-of-year sparkle, a big, chilled bowl of something delicious makes every gathering feel like a party.

In this lineup you’ll find ruby Christmas cheer with berries and fizz, sunshine-yellow pineapple and passionfruit dreams, a pink-grapefruit tequila punch that pops like confetti, watermelon-lime caprioska coolers for sticky afternoons and creamy guava-coconut Malibu magic for balmy nights.

Let’s pour, clink and celebrate.
 
5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining

Christmas Punch sparkles ruby-bright, a festive swirl of Cointreau and gin softened by cranberry’s tart kiss. Ginger beer lifts it with fizz, while strawberries and raspberries tumble through like jewelled ornaments. It’s sweet, sharp and endlessly sippable - holiday cheer in a clinking glass, for shared toasts beside twinkling lights and laughter.
 
5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining


Sunlit and tropical, this pineapple, passionfruit and coconut punch tastes like a beach holiday in a bowl. Pineapple brings juicy sweetness, passionfruit adds perfumed tang and coconut smooths everything into creamy silk. Served icy-cold, it’s a bright, breezy refresher for Summer tables and porch evenings, with lime zest on top.
 
5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining


Blushing pink grapefruit party punch struts in with tequila’s warm bite and Cointreau’s orange shimmer. Lime snaps it into focus; pomegranate stains the mix jewel-deep and lightly tannic. Over ice, it’s bracing, bittersweet and wildly celebratory - like citrus confetti - perfect for loud playlists, sunset clinks and repeat pours for any crowd, always.
 
5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining


Watermelon and lime caprioska punch is Summer in a ladle: muddled watermelon spilling cool sweetness, lime cutting through with clean, zesty snap. Vodka keeps it crisp and quiet, letting the fruit sing. Poured over crushed ice, it’s rosy, refreshing and dangerously easy to top up all afternoon long with friends.
 
5 Festive Party Punch Recipes for Christmas & Summer Entertaining


Guava and coconut punch with Malibu white rum pours blush-gold and beachy. Fragrant guava brings floral sweetness; coconut adds creamy calm, while Malibu threads in vanilla-rum sunshine. Shaken cold and served over ice, it feels like a tropical breeze - soft, playful and irresistible, with a finish that whispers holiday all year.
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