Rum Punch

The RUM PUNCH can easily be too sweet, or it can be perfectly balanced and refreshing. This particular recipe is one I consider excellent, balanced between fruity refreshment and gutsy rum strength. Learned from a Cape Cod bartender, the key to this special recipe is the dark rum floater on top, Myers’s dark. This is one of my summertime favorites.

REQUIREMENTS: Light rum (Bacardi), dark rum (Myer’s), orange & pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine

• 1.5 oz. light rum
• .75 oz. dark rum
• .75 oz. orange juice
• .75 oz. pineapple juice
• .75 oz. grenadine
• fresh juice from 1/2 lime

Combine all ingredients except dark rum into an ice-filled glass and stir or shake. Strain into a hurricane or rocks glass filled halfway with ice. Add the dark rum floater gently to the top of the drink. Garnish is optional with either a pineapple or lime wedge (but don’t disturb the floater).

NOTES: This is a great drink to serve for two or more people and can be configured as such by multiplying quantities by the number of drinkers. Keep in mind that each serving gets an individualized floater of dark rum. As always, make sure it’s served icy cold.

[See video tutorial above.]