DISH UP: Rum Punch

Charmaine Lord | April 22nd, 2014

For rum punch, I start with the time honored recipe of one part sour, two parts sweet, three parts strong, and four parts weak–but then I improvise and add this and take away that until it tastes the way I like it. You could also reduce the recipe below by half, although if you have extra it tastes great the next day (and the next after that, too).

Ingredients

1 cup lime juice
2 cups simple sugar (see recipe below)
3 cups rum (white or amber or a combination)
4 cups fruit juice usually fresh orange or orange pineapple

Recipe for Simple Sugar

1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 stick of cinnamon
4 mint leaves

Melt the sugar in the water and add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for 10-15. Let the syrup cool before adding to the punch.
Make sure to mix all your ingredients well. Pour into a glass and finish by adding a splash of Angostura bitters, grater a little more nutmeg(optional) and garnish with a slice of orange.