9 Ladies Dancing Punch Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• For the Vanilla Cinnamon Syrup:
• 4 (3- or 4-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• For the Chai Tea:
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3 chai tea bags
• For the Punch:
• 1 (750 ml) bottle blended Scotch, such as Monkey Shoulder
• 2 1/4 cups Lustau East India Solera Sherry (see note)
• 3/4 cup fresh juice from about 6 lemons
• 1 1/2 cups Vanilla Cinnamon Syrup
• 2 cups Chai Tea
• 1/8 cup Angostura bitters
• 6 orange wheels, star anise, ice block (see note), for garnish