Planter’s Punch

Planter’s Punch is the classic Caribbean rum punch — dark Jamaican rum balanced by fresh lime, sugar and water or fruit juice, lengthened over crushed ice and finished with Angostura bitters and grated nutmeg. It is the archetypal single-serving version of the old plantation punch, built to the bartenders’ rhyme "one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak." Tall, amber and aromatic, it is at once strong and refreshing — funky molasses rum cut with sharp lime and softened by sugar, the spice of bitters and nutmeg lifting it. It is one of the defining rum drinks of the tropics and a long-time fixture of the International Bartenders Association list.