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Planters Punch

Jamaican rum, lime and cane sugar in the old proportions. Sour, sweet and strong, with nothing to hide behind.

Base: Rum
Glass: Highball glass
Method: Shake
Strength: 13.36% ABV

Ingredients

45 mlJamaican Rum
15 mlLime Juice1 swap
Fresh lemon juicemedium
Slightly less floral, more tart
30 mlSugar Cane Juice

How to make

Technique

Shake · 10–15s

Shaking chills the drink fast while adding dilution and a light texture.

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

Serve

Glass

Highball glassAlso fine: Collins glass, Tall tumbler

Garnish

Garnish with orange zest.A wide strip, twisted oil-side down over the drink.

Taste & nutrition

13.36%ABV

188kcal

1.18Drinks

StrengthMedium

Sweet to dryDry

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Dilution is to taste here — stretch it with water, more ice or fresh juice.
Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.

History

Year19th century

PlaceJamaica / Caribbean

Created byUnknown

A classic Caribbean rum punch, Planters Punch follows the old rhyme of "one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak." Dark Jamaican rum, lime, sugar and water form the base, brightened with bitters and nutmeg. Its origins reach back to the plantation era of the 19th century. Long and fruity, it is meant for sipping slowly in the heat.

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