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Ti Punch

The Ti Punch is a citrusy sour made with Rhum Agricole, Lime and Sugar. It is stirred and served in an old-fashioned glass, about 36% ABV.

Method
Stirred
Glass
Old-fashioned glass
Served
On Rocks
Strength
About 36% ABV
Family
Sour
Flavour
Citrus
Listed in
Difford's Guide Hall of Fame

Ingredients

How to make it

  1. Squeeze lime disc into glass.
  2. Add sugar and rum.
  3. Stir to dissolve.

Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.

About the Ti Punch

The national drink of Martinique. Guests are often handed the rum, lime and sugar to mix their own, a custom summed up in the saying 'chacun prépare sa propre mort': each prepares their own death.

Missing something?

  • No Rhum Agricole? Use Cachaça (Both are sugarcane-juice spirits)
  • No Rhum Agricole? Use White Rum (Cleaner, less grassy)
  • No Lime? Use Lime Juice (About 25 ml per lime)
  • No Lime? Use Lemon
  • No Sugar? Use Simple Syrup (About 7.5 ml syrup per teaspoon)
  • No Sugar? Use Sugar Cube (1 cube is about 1 teaspoon)

All swaps for Rhum Agricole, Lime and Sugar

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