A classic rum punch from Nevis

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

Nevis’ Nisbet Plantation is celebrating its’ 25^th anniversary, and the island’s only beachfront plantation resort has found a novel way to mark the occasion all year long. Each day of 2015 at 12:25pm guests are invited to raise a complimentary glass of the resort’s classic rum punch – made to the same recipe served to Nisbet’s first guests a quarter-century ago – and say “Cheers to 25 years!”

Dan Perkins, the bartender who originally created the recipe, still works at the hotel, and recommends enjoying his signature libation with an ocean view at Nisbet’s Sea Breeze beach bar.

We, however, won’t blame you if you guzzle it at your kitchen counter and just pretend.

Nisbet Plantation’s Rum Punch

Ingredients

1 ounce                     dark rum

1 ounce                     sugar syrup

1 ounce                     lime juice

nutmeg,                     to taste

Angostura Bitters    to taste

Cherry and orange wedge for garnish

Method

Mix the dark rum, sugar syrup and lime juice together in a punch bowl or blender. Pour over ice. Garnish with nutmeg and a few drops of Angostura bitters. Garnish with cherry and orange wedge. (Serves 2)