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Rum Punch Cocktails are great all year long! With 4 kinds of rum, pineapple juice, and grenadine, this easy cocktail recipe packs a PUNCH! I’m showing you how to make a single drink OR a party punch! If you’re looking for a party punch that will take you to the beach, this is it!
I’d never had or made rum punch until a trip to Las Vegas a few years ago. I love rum in cocktails, but I’d never had this! The cocktail I had was a ginormous glass filled with 4 kinds of rum, pineapple, and grenadine and I knew I wanted to recreate it. I made you a rum punch cocktail for one…or you can make an actual party punch.
The recipe and photos have been updated from the original to better reflect the actual drink flavors. The original recipe is written in the notes of the recipe card.
Rum Punch Ingredients
- Orange Juice and Pineapple Juice add fresh, sweet fruit flavors to the drink.
- This punch has two kinds of rum, usually white rum and dark rum. In place of the dark rum you can use spiced rum, gold rum, or coconut rum.
- Fresh lime juice adds a little acidity to contrast the sweetness of the fruit juices and rum.
- Grenadine is basically a cherry flavored simple syrup and gives the drink its signature red color and adds a lot of sweetness to the drink. (Have extra? Make a Dirty Shirley.)
- Want it even sweeter? Add simple syrup.
- Traditional rum punch recipes are garnished with maraschino cherries and either orange slices, lime slices and/or pineapple wedges.
Dorothy’s Testing Notes
- To avoid watering down the drink you can use frozen pineapple instead of ice. Or freeze one of the juices (or cranberry juice) in ice cube trays to use in place of actual ice.
- It’s easy to make it stronger or weaker depending on your preference, just add more juice or more alcohol.
For two Rum Punch Cocktails
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For party punch:
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Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher. Only add soda right before serving.
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To keep punch cold: freeze pineapple juice ice cubes ahead of time and/or fill pitcher with frozen pineapple instead of ice.
Original Rum Punch Recipe: 1 ounce each white rum, coconut rum, spiced rum, and flavored rum (such as mango) mixed with 2 ounces pineapple juice and a dash of grenadine.
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 73mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 5.7mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Variations on Rum Punch
- Use coconut rum for a coconut rum punch
- Use other tropical flavors like mango, passionfruit, or POG for the juice
- Use any flavored rum
- Use zero proof spirits to make a NA Rum Punch drink.