Ingredients
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3 cardamom pods
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1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 1/2 cups French Sauvignon Blanc or similar dry white wine
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1 cup cold-pressed apple juice or apple cider
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3/4 cup white verjus
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1/2 cup amontillado sherry
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1/2 cup Calvados or other apple brandy
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1/2 cup simple syrup
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1 cup dry Spanish-style hard cider (such as Trabanco)
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1 crisp, red-skinned apple, thinly cut crosswise into 12 rounds
Directions
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Muddle cardamom pods and salt in bottom of a punch bowl. Stir in wine, apple juice, verjus, sherry, Calvados, and simple syrup. Add a 1-pound ice block or ice ring; stir gently until punch is chilled, about 30 seconds. Top with hard cider, and garnish with apple slices.