Napa Valley Winter Punch

Ingredients

• 0.5 inch cinnamon sticks 
• 1  ice cubes 
• 1 slices optional: lemon 
• 1.3 cups juice of lemon fresh
• 1.3 cups orange juice fresh
• 1 teaspoon peaches 
• 2.3 cups rum 
• 2 cups simple syrup glaze 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 1.5 tablespoons allspice whole

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• sieve
• ziploc bags
• rolling pin

Directions

1. Place cinnamon and nutmeg in resealable plastic bag; crack into pieces using mallet or rolling pin.
2. Transfer to spice grinder.
3. Add allspice; blend to coarse powder.
4. Transfer 1 tablespoon to shallow dish; mix in 1/3 cup sugar. Set spiced sugar aside.
5. Stir remaining spice powder in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just beginning to smoke, about 2 minutes.
6. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Repeat heating and cooling process 3 more times until spices are very fragrant but not burned.
7. Add syrup; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Strain through sieve into bowl. Cool.
8. Mix 3/4 cup spice syrup, rum, lemon juice, orange juice, and bitters in punch bowl.
9. Add ice and citrus slices. Rub 1 orange slice around rim of 8 glasses to moisten; dip glasses into spiced sugar.
10. Place glasses around punch bowl.