Planters Punch
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| + | ===FUN MAGAZINE (London), September 1878=== | ||
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| + | "Planter's Punch! A West Indian Recipe" | ||
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| + | *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. | ||
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| + | ===KANSAS CITY STAR, 1903=== | ||
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| + | *One of sour | ||
| + | *One of sweet | ||
| + | *Two of strong | ||
| + | *And one of weak | ||
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Stir with crushed ice and strain into a collins glass 2/3 full of same | Stir with crushed ice and strain into a collins glass 2/3 full of same | ||
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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 | ||
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Revision as of 23:16, 8 May 2012
The Planters Punch is a generic Rum punch based around the following: 1 sour, 2 sweet, 3 strong, 4 weak.
Contents |
The recipe from the back of the Myers's Rum Bottle
- 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.
Historical Recipes
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."
"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
References
- The fruity rum drink known as Planter's Punch goes way back in time - Charleston City Paper
