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Jasper's Rum Punch
Make in a 10oz highball (not a 12oz+ Collins) and this is an assertively punchy cocktail with funky rum notes to the fore. And it's all the more delicious...
Simon Sedgley
5th August at 14:49
After preparing this cocktail to specification and enjoying it immensely, we took our cue from commenter John Hinojos and prepared a second, splitting the Rum 30ml Wray and Nephew overproof and 15ml Rhum JM Blanc Agricole. Exceptional. We just know that we're going to have a lot of fun experimenting with this, not just with the Rums but also with different splits of simple and fruit and spiced syrups...ginger, cinnamon, passionfruit, mango...? We suspect that a light touch will be called on for the syrups. We'll see.
5th August at 04:12
Make again with Clairin La Rocher Pignon Rhum from Haiti at 99 proof. Very different profile.
Not for the faint of heart and your must be a lover of strong agricole rhum with a lot of funk. It was wonderful.
If you do use any Clairin in this cocktail, I would allow it to breathe and the ice to melt a bit.
Not for the faint of heart and your must be a lover of strong agricole rhum with a lot of funk. It was wonderful.
If you do use any Clairin in this cocktail, I would allow it to breathe and the ice to melt a bit.
15th May at 01:57
Made this again in Martinique Nielssen overproof white rhum and it was outstanding. The flavours really pop with the Agricole rhum.
25th January at 03:18
This was great. Perfect Caribbean punch flavours. Will try again with Martinique Nielssen overproof white. Would like to see the difference between Jamaican and Rhum Agricole.
6th December 2025 at 20:15
Delicious but, let's be honest, anything involving Wray & Nephew it's outstanding.
14th March 2025 at 16:08
this doesn't seem like anywhere near enough nutmeg or angostura bitters if you go by the recipes that make jasper's mix!
5th August at 04:31
Like many of the 1950-1960's rum cocktail recipes, they are being adapted for more modern taste. You can always make the original if you like. I have the same issues with many of the Tiki/Caribbean drinks, but now I find them over spiced and way too sweet.
9th April at 14:15
Agreed. Jasper's 'secret' mix, from Jeff Berry's telling, is 8 oz lime juice, 6 oz sugar, 0.5 oz Ango, and 1/2 a grated nutmeg (for a half recipe). This turns out to be about 1/2 to 3/4 of a tablespoon of nutmeg. Makes ~10 oz of syrup, so more Ango, and LOTS more nutmeg.