Planter’s Punch

Gage & Tollner (Brooklyn, NY), based on a traditional Caribbean punch

Planter’s Punch is a centuries-old Caribbean recipe and was the basis for Donn Beach’s earliest “Rum Rhapsodies.” St. John Frizell and his bar staff at Gage & Tollner serve this excellent rendition of the classic, which appeared on the G&T cocktail list in the 1940s, and likely before.

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. aged rum
¾ oz. lime juice
¾ oz. pineapple juice
¾ oz. water
½ oz. rich demerara syrup
½ teaspoon spiced Angostura bitters
1 pinch salt
1-2 pineapple fronds, for garnish
1 mint bouquet, for garnish
1 lime wheel, for garnish
1 orange slice, for garnish

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ABV LEVEL

Combine all in a shaker tin. Short shake -- about five seconds. Strain into a Collins glass and add pebble (or crushed) ice, almost to the top. Add a straw and garnish with 1-2 pineapple frond(s), mint (slapped), a lime wheel, and a slice of orange. Mound a bit more crushed ice on top before serving.