Planter's Punch

Planter's punch

IBA official cocktail
Planter's punch
Type	Mixed drink
Primary alcohol by volume	Rum
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	orange zest
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
IBA specified ingredients	4.5cl Jamaican rum 1.5 cl fresh lime juice 3 cl sugar cane juice
Preparation	Pour all ingredients into a tumbler glass.
Notes	The cocktail may be diluted up to taste by water, ice or fresh juices.
Planter's punch recipe at International Bartenders Association

Planter's punch is an IBA Official Cocktail made of Jamaican rum, fresh lime juice, and sugar cane juice.^[1]

The cocktail has been said to have originated at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. The September 1878 issue of the London magazine Fun listed the recipe as follows:

A wine-glass with lemon juice fill,
Of sugar the same glass fill twice
Then rub them together until
The mixture looks smooth, soft, and nice.

Of rum then three wine glasses add,
And four of cold water please take. A
Drink then you'll have that's not bad—
At least, so they say in Jamaica.^[2]

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