This cocktail is a classic! It not only makes for a great stand alone cocktail but also makes a terrific party punch! Dust off the old punch bowl and pull out the holiday vinyl.

MERRY MILLIONAIRE
Ingredients:
3/4 oz Smith & Cross Rum
3/4 oz Plymouth Sloe Gin
3/4 oz Apricot Brandy
3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 oz Agave Nectar
1/4 oz Pomegranate Juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Directions:
Add all liquid ingredients to an empty mixing glass. Fill the glass up to the top with ice. Seal, Shake hard for 10 seconds. Double strain into a martini shaped glass or fun vintage cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or festive edible flower.

Doing the math on larger batches of cocktails for punch bowls.
One 750 ml bottle has 25 oz's in it or enough to pour 16 standard one and a half ounce shots. A liter bottle has about 33 oz's in it or enough to pour about 22 standard shots. Think about these numbers when you're deciding how many cocktails you want to make and always be aware of which size bottle you are buying. Most popular spirits come in both of these sizes.
Always chill and mix all of your liquid ingredients beforehand and dilute your punch by one third with chilled water. Always use block ice! You can cut it into smaller pieces by using a serrated bread knife. Try making a festive solid block of ice at home by using a bundt cake pan as your mold. I usually add cranberries to the water before I put in the mold in the freezer. This makes for a gorgeous ice block in your punch bowl. Try your local second hand stores out for a great punch bowl. There are some vintage treasures out there! Don't forget the ladle and punch cups too.