Planter’s Punch, Reimagined

From sugar plantation survival juice to elegant sunset sipper The original Planter’s Punch is like your great-uncle’s recipe for stew: always a bit different, often a bit questionable, and usually a bit strong. It’s one of the oldest rum cocktails on record, born in the tropics and famously committed to memory by that mysterious colonial verse: “One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, … Continue reading Planter’s Punch, Reimagined

1888 Rum Negroni

A Negroni with a Spirited TwistWhile the classic Negroni is most famously made with gin, it wasn’t always the mainstay. The Negroni cocktail is widely believed to have been created in 1919 in Florence, Italy. According to popular accounts, Count Camillo Negroni asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his favorite cocktail, the Americano, by replacing the soda water with gin. Scarselli complied, adding an orange … Continue reading 1888 Rum Negroni