Planter’s Punch

Planter’s Punch

Dark rum shaken hard with orange, pineapple, grenadine, syrup and bitters. The IBA's tidy version of the great Caribbean punch.

10.5% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

3 min

Time

190 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Rum

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Pineapple Juice1 ¼ oz
  • Dark Rum1 ½ oz
  • Grenadine¼ oz
  • Angostura Bitters4 drops
  • Simple Syrup¼ oz
  • Orange Juice1 oz

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Planter’s Punch close to the original.

  • Instead of Pineapple Juice

    • Orange Juicesofter, everyday swap
    • Passion Fruit Juicetangier, more tropical
  • Instead of Dark Rum

    • Gold Rumlighter, smoother
    • Spiced Rumadds baking spice
  • Instead of Grenadine

    • Raspberry Syrupberry-forward, same blush
  • Instead of Angostura Bitters

    • Orange Bitterscitrus-forward
    • Peychaud's Bittersbrighter, anise-tinged
  • Instead of Simple Syrup

    • Agave Syrupcleaner sweetness
    • Honey Syrupfloral sweetness
  • Instead of Orange Juice

    • Pineapple Juicemore tropical

Instructions

  1. Squeeze an orange and strain the juice.

  2. Put all the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake for at least 12 seconds.

  3. Strain into a highball glass and decorate with a pineapple wedge or fruit of your choice.

Pairs well with

Grenadine and bitters spice this rum punch for veranda-party fare:

  • Jerk chicken skewers
  • Coconut fritters
  • Fried plantains
  • Pineapple bites

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