Champagne punch for Christmas or New Year's

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 1 bottle champagne
• small amount of grand marnier
• red sugar
• green sugar

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves to boil
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes
3. Discard cinnamon and cloves
4. Cool to room temperature and pour into a large pitcher
5. Add cranberry juice and pineapple juice
6. Chill in fridge until ready to serve
7. At serving time, add 1 bottle of chilled champagne

Peach Cobbler Moonshine

Ingredients

• 64-ounce white grape peach juice
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 ripe peaches, peeled and quartered
• 3 whole cinnamon sticks
• ¾ cup to 1 and ½ cup Everclear
• ½ cup peach schnapps

Instructions

1. Add juice, brown sugar, peaches and cinnamon sticks to a large pot.
2. Bring to a low boil and boil 3 to 4 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved.
3. Allow to sit until room temperature.
4. After mixture is cool, add Everclear and peach schnapps and stir.
5. If you're serving within 24 hours, pour into an airtight container and refrigerate.
6. If you're allowing to sit a couple of days before serving, strain peaches and reserve peaches for a cobbler or cake. Pour liquid into an airtight container and refrigerate.
7. Serve over ice with a garnish of peach and sprig of mint.