CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1850–1889
Planter’s Punch
Dark rum, lime, sugar and grenadine, long over ice: the Caribbean punch in its purest form.
late 1800sHistorical classicResearched
Planter’s Punch was invented in the late 19th century by Fred L. Myers, founder of Myers’s rum. The “Old Plantation formula” printed on the back of his bottles uses the classic punch ratio of one sour (lime), two sweet (sugar), three strong (rum) and four weak (water). David Embury later recommended a variant of one sweet, two sour, three strong and four weak.
THE RECIPEFruity, tart and rum-forward
Ingredients
- Dark rum60 ml
- Lime juice20 ml
- Simple syrup15 ml
- Grenadine10 ml
- Soda waterto top
- Orange wheel, cherry and mintto garnish
Method
Shake the rum, lime, syrup and grenadine with ice. Strain into a tall glass over ice, top with soda and garnish with an orange wheel, a cherry and mint.
Highball · ice · orange, cherry and mint