Planter's punch

IBA official cocktail
Planter's punch
Type	Mixed drink
Base spirit	Rum
Standard garnish	orange zest
Standard drinkware	Beverage glass
IBA specified ingredients†	45 ml Jamaican rum 15 ml lime juice 30 ml sugar cane juice
Preparation	Pour all ingredients directly in a small tumbler or a typical terracotta glass.
Notes	Add dilution up to taste, it can be given 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, but actually originated in Jamaica.^[2] 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.^[3]

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