Chief Lapu Lapu
ClassicA rum-and-passion-fruit punch named for a Filipino chieftain.
Lush and tropical. Passion fruit gives it a tart, perfumed core, honey rounds the edges, and the citrus keeps the fruit from cloying while the overproof rum adds heat and length. A full-throttle tiki punch — sweet up front, potent underneath.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Aged Rum
- 0.5 oz Overproof Rum
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
- 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
- Orange slice · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add every ingredient to a shaker with a scoop of crushed ice.
- 2
Flash-blend or shake hard until frothy and cold.
- 3
Pour unstrained into a tall glass and top with crushed ice.
- 4
Garnish with an orange slice.
The Story
The Chief Lapu Lapu takes its name from Lapu-Lapu, the 16th-century chieftain of Mactan who resisted Spanish colonization of the Philippines — a bit of borrowed grandeur typical of tiki's freewheeling romance with the Pacific. As a drink it's a proper rum punch: a generous pour of rum built out with passion fruit, honey, and citrus, often served in an oversized vessel meant to be shared. Big, fruity, and unapologetically strong.
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