Planter's Punch

Planter’s Punch is a popular cocktail made with dark Caribbean rum, grenadine, sugar syrup, and fresh juice from oranges, pineapples, and lemons. All ingredients are shaken with ice, then poured into a large glass. The cocktail is topped with Angostura bitters and garnished with a pineapple wedge and a cocktail cherry.

There are two theories about its origin – some say it was invented at the Planter’s Hotel in St. Louis, while others say it was made by a Jamaican planter’s wife who made it to cool down the workers. Regardless of these claims, the first written recipe for Planter’s Punch can be traced back to the 1908 article in the New York Times.