Ratafia Dram Rum Mixture
Makes almost 1 liter
2 ½ cups Rum (Barcardi Gold, Mount Gay)
3 Cinnamon sticks
3 Whole Nutmeg
3 Slices of Ginger clove (peel a clove of ginger with carrot peeler, slice 3 quarter-inch medallions, wrap remaining ginger and refridgerate)
Zest of two limes
Grate the whole nutmegs. Crush the cinnamon sticks. In a jar that can be resealed, combine the above and let sit for 4 days, shaking and agitating the mixture daily.
Upon the fourth day prepare simple syrup.
Simple Syrup
Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to boil, add 3 cups sugar and stir.
When completely dissolved, take off heat and let cool.
Combine the rum mixture with the simple syrup. This should be just short of a liter, and fit in an cleaned, empty liquor bottle. Keep refrigerated.
Traditional Milk Punch
1 oz Brandy or Bourbon
1/4 oz Dark Rum
1 1/2 oz Milk
1 1/2 oz Half & Half
1/2 oz Ratafia Dram Syrup
2 dashes Vanilla Extract
Shake, strain, garnish with grated nutmeg
These refreshing punch recipes using Ratafia Dram can easily be reproduced at home.
Blueberry Lime punch
1 ½ oz Rum (or Brandy or Whisky)
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
6 Blueberries, muddled
1 oz tea (optional, and variety is up to you)
1 oz Ratafia Dram
Shake together with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into an old fashioned or highball glass.
Raspberry Lemon Punch
Makes 1 cocktail
1 ½ oz Rum (or Brandy or Whisky)
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
6 Raspberries, muddled
1 oz tea (optional, and variety is up to you)
1 oz Dram
Shake together with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into an old fashioned or highball glass.
Orange Punch
1 ½ oz Rum (or Brandy or Whisky)
1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz Dram
Shake together with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into an old fashioned or highball glass.
Cranberry-Pineapple Punch
1 ½ oz Rum (or Brandy)
1 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Dram
½ oz Kahlua (optional, or same amount of cold coffee...it's interesting)
Shake together with ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour into an old-fashioned or highball glass.
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