Day 12: "Jamaican Rum Punch"

Although this recipe is intended for serving larger numbers of people at parties, I scaled the original recipe down a bit for a single serving.

Here’s the recipe I used (inspired by DrinksMixer.com):

1.5 oz light rum (Bacardi Superior Light Rum)
0.5 oz coconut rum (Malibu Coconut Rum)
2.5 oz pineapple juice (Dole Concentrated Pineapple Juice)
2.5 oz orange juice (Simply Natural Orange Juice)
Splash of lime juice
Splash of grenadine syrup (Rose’s Grenadine Syrup)

Mix all ingredients together in a glass and serve.

Although Jamaican Appleton Rum is traditionally used in this punch (hence its name), the Bacardi will do the trick. Since it is usually served in a punch bowl, feel free to add some pineapple bits to the bowl for people to scoop into their drink.

Personal tasting notes: To be honest, this drink tasted similar to a Tequila Sunrise or a Screwdriver. I would put more effort into one of these signature cocktails rather than this. If you’re looking to serve punch, I think Jungle Juice (or “Monkey Juice”) will go over a lot better with the crowd. It didn’t taste bad at all, I think I’ll just go for a more popular cocktail or punch with a similar taste next time.