Name: Manchester Special Rum Punch
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Jamaican OP aged rum; 30 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 20 ml Honey and water syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Manchester Special Rum Punch
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Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
1 oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
²⁄₃ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Double old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit slice wheel.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with grapefruit slice wheel.

Review:

Fruity punch.

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History:

Originally made at the Manchester Hotel, Mandeville, Jamaica. The Manchester Hotel lies in a lush tropical setting in the centre of Jamaica high in the cool mountains of Manchester.

Nutrition:

One serving of Manchester Special Rum Punch contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
22.12% alc./vol. (22.12° proof)
22.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Martin Mangold

16th March at 21:18

I don't know what it was, maybe the Grapefruit, but for me this was noteably too sweet and lacking acidity. Adding some lime juice helped.

John Hinojos

16th August 2021 at 01:14

I liked this drink. Being concerned over the ratings, I was thinking it lacked some flavour. I substituted a barspoon of Pimento Dram for the Angostura Bitters. Got a little more flavour. Used an overproof Navy Rum.

Simon Difford

16th August 2021 at 21:23

I've just made with Hampden Estate overproof 60% alc./vol. Jamaican pot still and local Northiam honey and very tasty. I've reduced the rum a tad for cost and sobriety. I've also switched to honey syrup to make measuring easier.

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