Myrtle Bank Special Rum Punch

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (75 ratings)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
1 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
1/2 fl oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:


Review:

A rich, fruity and spirituous Daiquiri.

History:

Originally made at the Myrtle Bank Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. Built in the mid-1800s, the Myrtle Bank was converted from a shipyard into a select boarding house. After the hotel was destroyed in the 1907 earthquake it was reconstructed in 1918 and was then the largest hotel in Jamaica, with 205 rooms and a filtered saltwater pool.

Nutrition:

214 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 21.72% alc./vol. (43.44° proof)
  • 21.2 grams of pure alcohol
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