Add an extra dose of love to this classic Caribbean cocktail by making your own spiced rum and mixing that with freshly squeezed orange and lime juice. The fun ice-and-fruit float will keep your punch cool while you drink up with friends and family.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 days 45 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 12 cocktails |
Ingredients
- One 750-millileter bottle white rum
- 5 whole allspice berries
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 whole star anise
- One 3-inch piece orange zest
- 1 vanilla bean, split
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cups fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- 6 dashes bitters, such as Angostura
- 4 cups mixed orange slices, lime slices, pineapple wedges and maraschino cherries, plus more for garnish
- One 2-liter bottle seltzer
- Ice cubes, for serving
Instructions
- For the Spiced Rum: Remove the cap from the rum bottle and drop the allspice, cloves, star anise, orange zest, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick into the bottle. Reseal and let sit at room temperature for 2 days to up to a week, shaking it once a day.
- Put 2 cups of ice cubes in an 8-inch square cake pan and layer in half of the fruit. Top with another 2 cups of ice and then the remaining fruit (the ice cubes keep the fruit from sinking to the bottom). Fill with water and freeze until solid, about 6 hours.
- When ready to serve, combine the sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Stir together the sugar syrup, orange juice, lime juice and bitters in a large punch bowl. Pour the rum into the punch bowl, through a fine mesh sieve, and discard the spices. Let the ice island sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes, unmold and float in the punch.
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes pour in 1 cup of punch. Top with about 2 ounces of seltzer and the garnish of your choice.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 458 |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 84 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 67 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 44 mg |
Reviews
Awesome combination. The spiced rum really makes the difference. Next time I’ll use mescal instead.
Oooo-wee! This is good stuff.