Planter S Punch Cocktail History
As far as drinks go planters punch has a somewhat clouded history.
Planter s punch cocktail history. 3 5 cl fresh pineapple juice. 1 cl simple syrup. 2 ounces pineapple juice or orange or passion fruit juice optional. 2 cl fresh lemon juice.
3 or 4 dashes angostura bitters. 1 3 pineapple juice 1 3 orange juice 1 3 lime o lemon juice 1 tsp grenadine 2 jiggers rum 3 oz swizzle together everything with crushed ice adding juices and rum last. 1 cl grenadine syrup. 1 cup of orange juice.
Planter s punch can be traced back to a time when the west indies were considered exotic and recipes were written in verse. Cocktail historians including wayne curtis in his rum history and a bottle of rum 2009 have traced planter s punch back to a recipe published in the new york times in 1908. I ve been able to. 2 ounces club soda.
1 cup of lemonade. Garnish garnish with orange zest. Planter s punch cocktail prepared with dark rum orange juice pineapple juice lemon juice lime juice and grenadine. Rum guru ed hamilton says the planter s punch recipe should serve as a reference point to be tweaked according to taste just as it was by the caribbean plantation owners who first sipped the fruity concoction.
Method pour all ingredients directly in a small tumbler or a typical terracotta glass. Two of sour one and a half of sweet three of strong and four of weak directed one description from a 1908 article in the new york times. From famous new orleans drinks and how to mix em another one from the book two hundred selected drinks knut w sundin 1934. Ingredients 45 ml jamaican rum 15 ml lime juice 30 ml sugar cane juice.
Today we are featuring a famous drink planter s punch with an interesting history which hails from the south. 3 5 cl fresh orange juice. Add dilution up to taste it can be given by water ice or fresh juices. Put out a bowl of maraschino cherries for garnishing or just eating by the handful.
Make a kid friendly version of planters punch. Seasonal juices passionfruit orange pineapple etc.