
Depending on whom you believe, planter’s punch was either created by the wife of a Jamaican plantation owner, or at the Planter Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Regardless, this fruity punch has become a popular beverage to serve to guests throughout the Caribbean. Recipes vary widely, but they all contain rum, lime juice and a sweetener or other fruit juices.
An old rhyming recipe for rum punch goes as follows:
“One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong and four of weak.”

Planter’s Punch
Course: RecipeCuisine: Jamaica, Caribbean Islands3
quartsThis fruity punch has become a popular beverage to serve to guests throughout the Caribbean. Recipes vary widely, but they all contain rum, lime juice and a sweetener or other fruit juices.
Ingredients
Dark rum — 1 (750-ml) bottle
Orange juice — 1 quart
Pineapple juice — 1 quart
Lime juice — 1 cup
Ice cubes
Directions
- Mix the rum and juices together and chill well.
- Serve in a large punch bowl. Ladle into cups filled with ice cubes.
Planter’s Punch Notes and Variations
- Optional Additions: 1/4 cup grenadine (for color); a dash of Angostura bitters; orange slices; pineapple chunks; Maraschino cherries; grated nutmeg; cayenne pepper.
- For bubbly punch, substitute club soda for some of the fruit juice. You may need to add a little sugar or sugar syrup for sweetness.
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