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Punch is a term for a wide range of drinks. These can be alcoholic, or non-, depending on what ingredients are used. Rum punch is, naturally, one of the alcoholic variants.
The name "punch" comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "five" as the original drink was made with five ingredients: sugar, lemon, water, alcohol and either tea or spices. Modern punches tend to use fruit and/or fruit juice when made. The drink came from India to England, and then spread to other countries from there. It is quite a popular party drink, where it is served in large bowls known as punch bowls, where guests have the drink ladled into individual glasses.
There are a number of different popular varieties of rum punch available. All use rum, naturally, but the type of rum and the other ingredients vary. Two of the oldest known rum punch recipes are Planter's and Bajan. Planter's tends to contain rum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, grenadine, orange juice, soda water, Angostura bitters, cayenne pepper and curaçao. Bajan, or Barbadian, uses one part of lime juice to two parts sweetener to three parts rum and four parts water, with a dash of nutmeg and Angostura bitters.
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