September 20, 2010 ~ National Rum Punch Day

How appropriate to have "Rum Punch Day" the day after "Talk Like a Pirate Day"!  Since I have a connection to the West Indian Island of Barbados (my maternal Grandmother was born and raised there), and rum is their official drink, I figured I would find a recipe for Bajan Rum Punch.  Everywhere I looked I found the same basic recipe and a simple way to remember it.  One sour, two sweet, three strong, and four weak.
Since you're going to want to have more than one I figure you might as well do this in cups.

• 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 cups simple syrup (heat equal parts sugar and water until sugar is dissolved)
• 3 cups of a good quality rum (from Barbados if  you can get it)
• 4 cups ice cold water
• a few dashes of Angostura bitters
• ground nutmeg

Mix all ingredients except nutmeg together.  Pour into glass with lots of ice (Rum Punch should be served icy cold) and sprinkle with nutmeg.  Garnish with a slice of lime if desired...kick back, relax, and enjoy!