Ti' Punch - Martinique, Guadeloupe

Ingredients

• 2 ounces white rum (50 to 55 proof or dark rum from 43 proof)
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar (if using dark rum use a little less sugar. You will have to experiment to find what suits you) or 1 ounce cane sugar syrup
• 1 lime

Directions

1. 1

   Pour the syrup or sugar in a glass.

2. 2

   Squeeze half of lime into a glass. After squeezing go ahead and drop it into the glass. Cut a slice from the unused half and use to garnish the rim of the glass.

3. 3

   Add the rum and swirl the glass slowly with love.

4. 4

   Breathe in the sweet perfume which arises and let yourself soak up the flavours of Les Antilles.

5. 5

   Your punch is almost ready, all that is left now is to sip it slowly among friends and -- with moderation! Seriously one of these is enough if you don't intend to be comatose before the meal.