Dark 'n' Stormy
60 ml Dark rum, 100 ml Ginger beer, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Lime wedge
Planter's Punch
One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak.
Tiki
Easy
5 min
Photo: Planters Punch 2 by Achim Schleuning (E-Mail: comander02_de@yahoo.de) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · All credits
Ingredients
- 60 ml Jigger One large side (50 ml) of a standard jigger, plus two teaspoons. Dark rum
- 30 ml Jigger One small side (25 ml) of a standard jigger, plus a teaspoon. Orange juice
- 30 ml Jigger One small side (25 ml) of a standard jigger, plus a teaspoon. Pineapple juice
- 15 ml Spoons A tablespoon. Lemon juice
- 10 ml Spoons Two teaspoons. Grenadine
- 10 ml Spoons Two teaspoons. Simple syrup
- 3 dashes Bottle Three quick shakes of the bottle - each a few drops, about a millilitre. Angostura bitters
- 1 pinch Spoons A pinch taken between finger and thumb - about a quarter of a teaspoon. Nutmeg (optional)
Measured in Millilitres (UK). Sign in to read these in American measures. Print a kitchen card at this size.
What the jigger, the spoons and the jug hold, in millilitres and in fluid ounces, is on the measures reference.
Quick version
- Shake everything with ice and pour into a tall glass over fresh ice.
Method
- Shake the rum, both juices, the lemon, grenadine, syrup and bitters with ice for 12 seconds.
- Pour into a tall glass over fresh ice.
- Grate nutmeg over the top and add a slice of orange.
Serve it
Planter's Punch
This is the oldest drink in the book that still tastes like a holiday, and it has been made in the Caribbean since the seventeenth century, when plantation owners were looking for something to do with their rum. The rhyme has been printed in newspapers since the 1900s and is the whole recipe - one part sour, two sweet, three strong, four weak - which means anybody can make it with whatever is on the shelf and get something decent.
Getting it right
It is a ratio, not a formula, so use it as a starting point: this version is heavier on the rum and lighter on the sweet than the rhyme suggests, because the bitters and the lemon do the work that sugar used to. The three dashes of Angostura are not decoration - they are the difference between a fruit punch and a cocktail. And grated nutmeg on top is what makes a planter's punch smell like the islands rather than like a juice carton.
Tasting notes
Generous and tropical, with dark rum flavour running underneath the fruit and a bitter-spiced finish. It is a drink for a table with several people at it, and it doubles beautifully.
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