Suddenly an ice cold rum punch or painkiler is more than just a strong drink, it's a virtual escape.Caribbean Juice is a family owned business that opened in 1997. Maybe you hit play on a little Cuban salsa, or turn up that Jamaican dancehall playlist—maybe you bring out those colorful tumblers you bought in Guadeloupe two years back, or decorate your table with woven coasters from Cartagena. Strain mixture into a large bowl (see notes if you want to include pulp) Add 1 cup water, sugar, vanilla essence, mixed essence, and a dash of bitters.With temperatures starting to rise and warmer days ahead, mentally escaping to the Caribbean doesn't require the imagination it might have in December. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
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Add a teaspoon of brown sugar (which she believes allows the flavors to diffuse better than the more commonly used sugarcane syrup), then about two ounces of white rhum agricole, stirred with ice.Buy now: Clement white rum, from $38, drizly.comMany Caribbean islands have their take on rum punch—no surprise given rum's prevalence throughout the islands, and its ability to mix well with nearly any juice. Marie makes her ti'punch by cutting a slice of lime ("mostly peel and a little bit of pulp") that is pressed into a short glass. “Martinique has been known for sugarcane and rum production for centuries, and there’s so much history behind the ti’punch.”The drink is quite simple, and that's the beauty in it—every drinker can have theirs mixed sweeter, strong, or as sour as they'd like. “It's as important as tea is in the U.K, for example,” says Aurélie Marie, a bartender at the island's Cloud Bar and the most recent winner of the annual Ti'Punch Cup competition. (Leave out the rum for the kids or anyone who doesn't drink—the result is just as good.)Buy now: Don Q Gold rum, from $17, drizly.com Coco Lopez coconut cream, $4, drizly.com Angostura bitters, from $11, drizly.comPopular throughout the French Caribbean, ti'punch (short for “petite” punch) is the national cocktail of Martinique, where the mixture of rum, sugar, and lime can arrive at various points throughout the day—before meals, after meals, or even for mid-day visits with friends.
(Not only has he won a slew of local bartending awards, but he was famously Drake's personal bartender when the rapper visited the island last year.) Antoine says the four-ingredient drink is simple, too: “You just need two ounces of rum, one ounce of lime juice, ¾ ounce of simple syrup, and then three dashes of Angostura bitters." Combine the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice, and shake vigorously before topping with bitters and an optional fresh slice of lime and dash of nutmeg on top.Buy now: Mount Gay rum, $38, drizly.com Petite Cane sugar syrup, from $12, drizly.com Angostura bitters, from $11, drizly.
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