# Planters Punch

> Planters Punch, the IBA official recipe: 45 ml Jamaican rum, 15 ml lime juice and 30 ml sugar cane juice. Built in the glass and served on the rocks, garnished with orange zest.

Jamaican rum, lime and sugar cane. One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak.

- IBA category: [IBA: The Unforgettables](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/unforgettables/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Rum cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/rum-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Built (built straight in the glass)
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 17.1% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1 standard drink (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 90 ml (3 oz) before ice, about 106 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Jamaican rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/dark-rum/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Sugar cane juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sugar-cane-juice/)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients directly in a small tumbler or a typical terracotta glass.

## Garnish

Orange zest.

## Notes

Add dilution up to taste, it can be given by water, ice or fresh juices.

## If you like the Planters Punch

- [Jungle Bird](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/jungle-bird/index.md): Dark rum, Campari, pineapple juice, lime juice and demerara syrup
- [Zombie](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/zombie/index.md): Dark rum, aged rum, lime juice, falernum, Donn’s mix, grenadine, Angostura bitters and absinthe

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/planters-punch/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nHk23V2jqk
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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