Punch It!

  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 2 tbsp. warm water
  • Juice of 4 large lemons
  • 70 cl Saint James Imperial Blanc Rum
  • 5 tbsp. mint leaves, roughly chopped or torn
  • 1 teabag
  • 2 pints of boiling water
  • 1 pint of dry ginger ale (you can also use fresh, finely chopped ginger)

Dissolve honey in warm water. Mix liquid honey, lemon juice and rum together in a tall jug. Then add mint leaves and leave it to stand while brewing the tea. Pour boiling water into a jug and steep the tea bag for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and chill the tea. Pour the chilled tea and dry ginger ale into the rum mixture, and stir well.

To serve: Pour over one ice cube in each glass

The Saint James Drink of the week: Agricole Rum made from 100% pure sugar cane”