Pair Meals with Local Island Drinks
A vibrant and refreshing Caribbean rum punch, perfect for complementing island meals. This drink balances sweet, sour, and fruity notes with a kick of local rum.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark rum
- 0.5 cup white rum
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup orange juice
- 0.5 cup lime juice freshly squeezed
- 0.25 cup grenadine
- 0.25 cup simple syrup (optional
- 4 dashes Angostura bitters
- 4 cups ice
- 1 slice orange for garnish
- 1 cherry maraschino for garnish
Instructions
- Combine dark rum, white rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, grenadine, simple syrup (if using), and Angostura bitters in a large pitcher.
- Stir well to combine all ingredients.
- Add ice to the pitcher and stir again until thoroughly chilled.
- Serve immediately over fresh ice in individual glasses, garnishing each with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.
- Enjoy your refreshing Classic Island Rum Punch!
Notes
For a non-alcoholic version, simply omit the rum. Garnish with fresh fruit slices like orange, lime, or pineapple, and a cherry. Adjust sweetness to taste with more or less simple syrup or grenadine.