🇱🇨 Saint Lucian Cuisine

Ti Punch

Little Rum Punch

Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Difficulty Easy

A potent, minimalist cocktail of white rum, lime, and cane sugar syrup. The iconic Saint Lucian rum drink served as a welcome gesture and daily ritual.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Place lime disc in a short glass and press gently to release oils.
  2. 2 Add cane sugar syrup.
  3. 3 Pour white rum over the lime.
  4. 4 Stir briefly. Do not add ice.
  5. 5 Serve immediately.

Did You Know?

In Saint Lucia, the phrase chacun prepare sa propre mort means each person prepares their own death, referring to the tradition of each guest making their own ti punch to taste.