Cocktail · Jamaica
Planter's Punch
Shake a Jamaican Planter’s Punch with dark rum, lime, demerara and bitters using exact oz and ml quantities.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Tiki mug
- Base
- Rum
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) dark Jamaican rum
- 1 oz (30 ml) fresh lime juice
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) demerara syrup
- 2 oz (60 ml) chilled water
- 3 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnish
Mint sprig and freshly grated nutmeg
How to make it
- 1Chill a tiki mug and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add dark Jamaican rum, lime juice, demerara syrup, chilled water and aromatic bitters to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the tiki mug over fresh ice.
- 4Finish with mint sprig and freshly grated nutmeg and serve immediately.
The story behind Planter's Punch
Planter’s Punch is a foundational Jamaican rum drink shaped by the Caribbean formula of sour, sweet, strong and weak. Its simple structure showcases deep, aromatic Jamaican rum.