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Planter's Punch

A tart-and-sweet rum punch balanced with fresh citrus and a dash of grenadine and bitters.

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Planter's Punch cocktail made with rum, served in a highball glass
Base
rum
Glassware
Highball glass
Flavor Profile
sweetsour

Ingredients

  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup
  • Dash of Angostura bitters
  • Soda water, to top
  • Orange slice, to garnish

Instructions

  1. 1Add rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and bitters to a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake and strain into a tall glass over ice.
  3. 3Top with soda water and garnish with an orange slice.

Origin & Story

Jamaica, late 1800s

Its name and rhyme ('one of sour, two of sweet...') point to Caribbean plantation origins, with early print references appearing in Jamaican and British newspapers around the turn of the 20th century.