Colonel Beach's Plantation Punch

Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch Tiki Tuesday

Cocktails

Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch comes from Don the Beachcomber and was served at his “Colonel’s Plantation Beefsteak and Coffee House” in Waikiki in the 1950’s.

Ingredients
  • 1 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 1/2 oz. falernum
  • 2 oz. ginger beer
  • 2 oz. dark jamaican rum
  • 1 oz. gold puerto rican rum
  • 1/2 oz. barbados rum
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters
  • 6 drops (1/8 tsp) of absinthe or Pernod
Steps

Shake everything except the ginger beer with crushed ice. Pour ginger beer into mixing tin and stir. Pour unstrained into a glass with 3 or 4 ice cubes. Garnish as you see fit.

Tasting Notes

This is a savory cocktail with rum notes on the end. The bitters and absinthe seem to remove the sweetness from the rum and juice.

after letting the drink sit a bit, I also picked up on the familiar and unique flavor of the falernum.

As the flavors began to meld together, I could also taste a bit of the pineapple juice on my lips.

This is not your typical light and fruity tiki/tropical drink. The Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch has a bit more body and deeper savory notes. It is very enjoyable and drinkable.

Recipe from Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log.

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