Rum Punch
A crowd-pleasing mix of rum and tropical juices, sweet and easy-drinking with a citrus kick.
Base
rum
Glassware
Hurricane glass
Flavor Profile
sweetrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz dark rum
- 1 oz fresh orange juice
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz grenadine
- Orange slice, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a tall glass over ice and garnish with an orange slice.
Origin & Story
Caribbean, 17th century
One of the oldest cocktail formats, rum punch traces back to sailors and colonists in the Caribbean, who used the mnemonic 'one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak' to balance the ingredients.
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