Don’s Special Daiquiri vs. Planter’s Punch

The difference, by the numbers

Both have Jamaican rum and lime juice. Only the Don’s Special Daiquiri has white rum, passion fruit syrup and honey syrup; only the Planter’s Punch has sugar cane juice. In parts, a Don’s Special Daiquiri is 2 rum, 1 rum, 1 passion syrup, 1 lime and 1 honey; a Planter’s Punch is 3 rum, 1 lime and 2 cane juice. By volume, the Don’s Special Daiquiri is 50% spirit, 33% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus; the Planter’s Punch is 50% spirit, 33% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.

The Planter’s Punch is the stronger drink in the glass (16.0% ABV against 12.5%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.01 standard drinks each). The Don’s Special Daiquiri has more calories (about 172 against 124) and more sugar (18.0 g against 5.4 g). The Don’s Special Daiquiri is blended and served in a goblet; the Planter’s Punch is built and served in a rocks glass.