From The Bahamas to St Thomas, the Caribbean’s Most Famous Cocktails

Planter’s Punch, North Carolina/Jamaica

Rum punch is strongly associated with the Caribbean, but this one originated in the Carolinas (albeit fueled with Jamaican Rum). The Planter’s Punch was first served at the Planter’s Hotel in Charleston, S.C., in the late 19th century (punches were among the first mixed drinks invented), and the classic mix of dark rum and orange, pineapple and lemon juice blended with grenadine, simple syrup, and bitters as endured through the centuries.

1 ½ oz. dark rum (typically Myers’s)

2 oz. sweet fruit juice

½ oz. lime juice

¼ oz. simple syrup

Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass. Floater of dark rum optional.