4. Planters Punch (Jamaica, Barbados, et. al)
We drink rum punch all year but when we’re really feeling hot, humid and bothered, that’s when it’s time to break out the ol’ planters punch recipe. Just about every island in the West Indies has their own variation on this classic cocktail, which can come out looking red, yellow, pink, brown, depending on the ingredients. Some dark rum, orange, pineapple and lemon juice, grenadine, Angostura bitters and sugar syrup (again, may we suggest John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum?) generally does the trick, though orange curaçao and guava nectar make mighty nice additions, too.