Easy Punch Recipes For Memorial Day

It's finally time to take off your hat and scarf: Monday is the unofficial start of summer. So fire up the barbecue, dig out your bathing suit and, of course, get out the punch bowl.

No matter if you're hosting a Memorial Day party or attending one as a guest, punch is the perfect beverage. It's not only delicious and simple to make but also serves a crowd. To help you get started, we got punch expert and Liquor.com advisory board member David Wondrich to give us his 5 tips for making the concoction.

And we also picked eight of our favorite punch recipes that would be a hit at any Memorial Day party. Let's drink to the long holiday weekend!

Click ahead for simple punch recipes for Memorial Day. 

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