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| + | ==="Beachbum Berry Remixed" by Jeff Berry, 2009=== | ||
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| + | '''Don's Own Planters''', from [[Don the Beachcomber]], circa 1940s | ||
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| + | *1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice | ||
| + | *1 oz Soda Water (Club Soda) | ||
| + | *2 Dashes Angostura Bitters | ||
| + | *1 oz Honey Mix (1 part Honey and 1 part Water) | ||
| + | *1 1/2 oz Dark Jamaican Rum | ||
| + | *1 oz Light Puerto Rican Rum | ||
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| + | Shake with ice cubes and pour everything into Pilsner glass. Garnish with mint, cherry, and pineapple finger. | ||
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| + | ===Myers's Rum recipe=== | ||
*3 parts Myers's rum | *3 parts Myers's rum | ||
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Shake and strain, garnish with orange and mint sprig. | Shake and strain, garnish with orange and mint sprig. | ||
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| + | ==="1800 And All That" by R. de Fleury, 1937=== | ||
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| + | No. 1843 | ||
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| + | '''Planter's Punch--no.1''' | ||
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| + | Recipe by "Slippery", Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston. | ||
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| + | This drink is very popular on the Island of Jamaica, and principally at Kingston. It is made of: | ||
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| + | *1 Tablespoon Sugar Syrup | ||
| + | *The Juice of a fresh Lime | ||
| + | *1 Wineglass Bacardi Rum | ||
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| + | Shake well; strain into a tumbler, and grate Nutmeg and a pinch of Red Pepper on top. No Soda whatever. | ||
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| + | ==="Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide," Vic Bergeron, 1947=== | ||
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| + | *3 oz. dark rum | ||
| + | *1/2 oz. grenadine | ||
| + | *barspoon of bar sugar | ||
| + | *juice of a small lime | ||
| + | *juice of 1/2 lemon | ||
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| + | Stir with crushed ice and strain into a collins glass 2/3 full of same | ||
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"A planters' punch is made of pure Jamaica rum, a little cane syrup, cracked ice along with a slice of native pineopple and orange to make it more attractive." | "A planters' punch is made of pure Jamaica rum, a little cane syrup, cracked ice along with a slice of native pineopple and orange to make it more attractive." | ||
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*[http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-fruity-rum-drink-known-as-planters-punch-goes-way-back-in-time/Content?oid=2685506 The fruity rum drink known as Planter's Punch goes way back in time] - Charleston City Paper | *[http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-fruity-rum-drink-known-as-planters-punch-goes-way-back-in-time/Content?oid=2685506 The fruity rum drink known as Planter's Punch goes way back in time] - Charleston City Paper | ||
Latest revision as of 23:27, 8 May 2012
The Planters Punch is a generic Rum punch based around the following: 1 sour, 2 sweet, 3 strong, 4 weak.
Contents |
Recipes
"Beachbum Berry Remixed" by Jeff Berry, 2009
Don's Own Planters, from Don the Beachcomber, circa 1940s
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Soda Water (Club Soda)
- 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1 oz Honey Mix (1 part Honey and 1 part Water)
- 1 1/2 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
- 1 oz Light Puerto Rican Rum
Shake with ice cubes and pour everything into Pilsner glass. Garnish with mint, cherry, and pineapple finger.
Myers's Rum recipe
- 3 parts Myers's rum
- 1 part lemon juice
- 2 tea-spoons sugar syrup per glass
- 1 dash bitters per glass
Shake and strain, garnish with orange and mint sprig.
"1800 And All That" by R. de Fleury, 1937
No. 1843
Planter's Punch--no.1
Recipe by "Slippery", Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston.
This drink is very popular on the Island of Jamaica, and principally at Kingston. It is made of:
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar Syrup
- The Juice of a fresh Lime
- 1 Wineglass Bacardi Rum
Shake well; strain into a tumbler, and grate Nutmeg and a pinch of Red Pepper on top. No Soda whatever.
"Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide," Vic Bergeron, 1947
- 3 oz. dark rum
- 1/2 oz. grenadine
- barspoon of bar sugar
- juice of a small lime
- juice of 1/2 lemon
Stir with crushed ice and strain into a collins glass 2/3 full of same
Historical References
Interestingly, the earliest known recipes for the Planter's Punch were printed in rhyme:
FUN MAGAZINE (London), September 1878
"Planter's Punch! A West Indian Recipe"
- A wine-glass with lemon juice fill,
- Of sugar the same glass fill twice
- Then rub them together until
- The mixture looks smooth, soft, and nice.
- Of rum then three wine glasses add,
- And four of cold water please take.
- A Drink then you'll have that's not bad —
- At least, so they say in Jamaica.
KANSAS CITY STAR, 1903
- One of sour
- One of sweet
- Two of strong
- And one of weak
NEW YORK TIMES, 8 August 1908
"PLANTER'S PUNCH"
- This recipe I give to thee,
- Dear brother in the heat.
- Take two of sour (lime let it be)
- To one and a half of sweet,
- Of Old Jamaica pour three strong,
- And add four parts of weak.
- Then mix and drink. I do no wrong--
- I know whereof I speak.
NOTE: One could surmise from this poem the following recipe:
- 2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1½ oz Sugar Syrup
- 3 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
- 4 oz Crushed Ice
Shake ingredients and pour into a cocktail glass.
The Gleaner, 4th April 1914
"He could mix the best Planters' punch in Jamaica."
"The Gleaner", 1921
"A planters' punch is made of pure Jamaica rum, a little cane syrup, cracked ice along with a slice of native pineopple and orange to make it more attractive."
External Links
- The fruity rum drink known as Planter's Punch goes way back in time - Charleston City Paper
- Planters Punch - Eight Versions of a Famous Rum Drink - A Mountain of Crushed Ice
