Updated July 2026
There is no official traditional rum-punch recipe to crown. Rum is a US type.147 (US ≥40%). Typical US lots sit at 40% Juice, grenadine, and soda are 0%. A 1.5-ounce 40% pour is one NIAAA drink even if the cup is fruit. Planter’s Punch and hotel-bar ratios are bar English, not a TTB class. No 2026 ranking.
Related: Bacardi mixers, pineapple rum, tiki rum.
Punch vs drinks
| Language | 1.5 oz drinks |
|---|---|
| US rum type | 1.00 at 40% |
| Typical 40% | 1.00 |
| Juice / soda / grenadine | 0 |
| Traditional recipe | — |
Count every rum ounce in the bowl. Pour math: rum drinks.
Sources
- 27 CFR 5.147. Typical 40%. Other-market 37.5 lots exist.
- NIAAA December 2025.
- 27 CFR 5.147 ≥40%
- is 27 CFR 5