Planter S Punch

Method pour all ingredients directly in a small tumbler or a typical terracotta glass.

Planter s punch. Louis mo shared the. Louis and another tells of a jamaican planter s wife who concocted it to cool down the workers. Ingredient ratios vary from account to account as does the drink s name it s been known as jamaican rum punch savoy cocktail book and creole punch british novelist alec waugh but it almost always contains rum. The basic planter s punch recipe calls for equal parts orange and pineapple juice guava nectar the basic recipe calls for equal parts orange and pineapple juice guava nectar and rum.

Planter s punch is a traditional caribbean cocktail. Ingredients 45 ml jamaican rum 15 ml lime juice 30 ml sugar cane juice. Similar to my rum punch and rum runner drinks this recipe is great for parties and summer nights. When the weather gets warmer and the parties become frequent there is nothing better to cool down than a tall icy mason jar of planters punch.

Planter s punch can be traced back to a time when the west indies were considered exotic and recipes were written in verse. Garnish garnish with orange zest. Every ingredient in my. 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.

Make it by the glass or pitcher. Our friends from firepot nomadic teas in nashville tn and st. Made with orange and pineapple juices a splash of lime grenadine and dark or spiced rum this tropical mixed drink is dangerously delicious. Planter s punch is a classic rum drink that first appeared in print in a 1908 edition of the new york times.

Planter s punch is an iba official cocktail made of dark rum several juices grenadine syrup sugar syrup and angostura bitters. A simple mixture of rum citrus sugar and spice the planter s punch has been gracing cocktail books and bar menus for well over a century. One claim refers to the planter s hotel in st. Southern planter s punch it s the perfect fruity tropical cocktail to top of your summer pool days.

Like many other drinks it s origin is disputed. Fill a collins glass with ice. Lightly moisten the mint sprig and sprinkle with sugar. Add dilution up to taste it can be given by water ice or fresh juices.

Pour in orange juice lime juice lemon juice and pineapple juice. The cocktail has been said to have originated at the planters hotel in charleston south carolina.