Join Dan Searing, Craft Bartender and author of the recently published cocktail book “The Punch Bowl,”  for a seminar at The Passenger (1021 7th Street, NW) covering recipes and stories surrounding “the flowing bowl,” on Tuesday, October 4 from 6:30 to 8 PM. Searing is also a partner at Room 11 in Washington, DC, and the founder of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild. He’ll share recipes for his punches, and attendees will get the chance to sample four of them, along with appetizers to nibble alongside. Searing calls punch “the ultimate drink to serve at a party,” and guests will learn variations of simple syrups, and the best fruit and flower garnishes for this convivial concoction, which in its very essence always contains five elements: sweet, sour, water or tea, spice and alcohol.

Pre-register, and the fee for the seminar is $45.00; buy a ticket at the door for $50.00. For more information, check out this website.

In the meantime, here’s a recipe from the book:

Gin Punch

1 quart orange juce
3/4 c. lemon juice
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp Grenadine
3 c. London Dry Gin
1 qt. seltzer water
2 lemons, sliced
1 orange, sliced

Pour the orange juice, lemon juice and grenadine into a large bowl and stir well. Slowly add the gin and stir again. Transfer to a refrigerator, and chill for 2 hours. To serve, pour the punch over a block of ice that has been set in a large punc