How to Make Planter’s Punch

It’s the cocktail that packs the perfect punch.

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You Will Need

  • 3.0 oz dark rum
  • 1.0 oz lime juice
  • 1.0 oz pineapple juice
  • 1.0 oz orange juice
  • 1 dash of grenadine
  • Ice
  • A Collins glass
  • One maraschino cherry
  • 3.0 oz light rum (optional)

Steps

  1. Step 1

    Pour the rum

    Pour three ounces of dark rum into a Collins glass with a handful of ice.

  2. For a cocktail that looks (and tastes) lighter and less sweet, substitute light rum for dark.

  3. Step 2

    Add the juices

    Add an ounce of lime juice, pineapple juice, and orange juice.

  4. Step 3

    Stir thoroughly

    Stir until the glass is frosted.

  5. Step 4

    Top with grenadine

    Top with a splash of grenadine.

  6. Step 5

    Garnish with a cherry

    Garnish with a maraschino cherry. And there you have it -- the perfect punch.

  7. A St. Louis hotel called the Planter’s House is said to have invented Planter’s punch, as well as the Tom Collins.

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