Rum Punch: perfect for large parties

If you’re looking for a sweet, tropical and refreshing drink for your next party or large get together, try out this beautiful rum punch. This brightly colored easy to make punch is sweet and fruity.

What is Rum Punch?

Rum punch is a combination of rum (both light and dark) pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice and grenadine. The resulting punch is sweet and has a strong tropical fruit flavor.

Punch itself is typically a liquor and then a combination of juices, sugar and spices. It is usually made in a large batch and served for big gatherings or parties. However, you can downsize the amounts of ingredients and make it as a single serving if desired.

Rum is made by distilling sugar cane. There are a variety of different ROMs based on how and how long they are aged. Some additionally have spices or other flavorings added into them. Rum itself is a lightly sweet and lightly spicy liquor.

Grenadine is a thick, sweet syrup. It is bright red in color. It is made from pomegranates and has a fruity flavor. It is used in this recipe to add some sweetness to the cocktail.

For the lime juice, orange juice and pineapple juice it is best to use 100% juice for each of them. Try to get it as fresh as possible, you can make it at home or buy them at the store. For the orange juice it is best to have pulp free so that you have a smooth textured drink.

When to make this drink

This refreshing, sweet and tropical punch is perfect for a variety of different occasions including:

• pool parties or beach vacations
• Tailgating parties
• large celebrations or get togethers
• BBQs or other summer holidays

Drink variations

If you’d like to change this punch up a little, here are a few things to try:

• Make it sparkling. If you like your punches to have a little fizz or carbonation you can add in a lemon lime soda, club soda or ginger ale to this punch.
• Choose different rum. For this recipe we are using light rum and dark rum. However, you could add just one type of from or you could add in a Caribbean or coconut rum if you prefer.Switch up the juices. You could use a variety of different juices in this cocktail such as apple juice or grape juice or even fruit Punch.
• Add some fruit. Cut up some fruit such as pineapple wedges or orange wheels and toss them into your punch to ramp up the fruit flavor.

A few other punches are: vodka punch, tequila punch and the hairy buffalo cocktail.

How to make this drink:

This punch is super easy to make even though it does take a handful of ingredients. The instructions and amounts below are for a single serving glass. However, if you would like to make an entire punch bowl multiply them by 5 to 6 times.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• Punch Bowl (optional)
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 1 oz white rum
• 1 oz dark rum
• 1.5 oz pineapple
• 1.5 oz orange juice
• .5 oz lime juice
• .5 oz grenadine
• garnish orange and cherry
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Make sure you’ve gathered everything necessary to make this drink including a highball glass, bar spoon, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, light rum, dark rum, grenadine, jigger, ice and any garnishes desired.

If you’re making this in a punch bowl you’ll want to also have a punch bowl and ladle available.

Step two

Grab a couple handfuls of ice and chuck it into your highball glass. The glass should be filled almost to the top.

Note: We are building this single serving drink directly in the glass. However, you could also build it in a shaker.

If you want to build it in a cocktail shaker then fill your shaker with ice as well. Measure your ingredients directly into the shaker and then shake well before pouring into your glass.

Step three

Take your light rum and jigger. Measure 1 oz of light rum and toss it into your highball glass.

Step four

Take your dark rum and jigger. Measure 1 oz of dark rum and toss it into the highball glass.

Step Five

Take your pineapple juice and jigger. Measure 1.5 oz of pineapple juice and toss it into the highball glass.

Step six

Take your orange juice and jigger. Measure 1.5 oz of orange juice and toss it into the highball glass.

Step seven

Take your lime juice and jigger. Measure 0.5 oz of lime juice and toss it into the highball glass.

Step eight

Take your grenadine and jigger. And measure 0.5 oz of grenadine and toss it into the highball glass.

Step nine

Get your drink mixed up. Place your bar spoon inside your glass and give it a few good stirs. Or toss it from the glass to the shaker and back to the glass.

If you’d like to add a garnish, now is the time to do so. Toss a couple maraschino cherries on top of your drink. Or, add an orange wheel, slice of pineapple or lime wedge to the rim of the glass.

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