Rum Punch - proportions for authentic Caribbean punch

1. 1 part sour - lime juice
2. 2 parts sweet - sugar or cane syrup
3. 3 parts strong - dark rum
4. 4 parts weak - water

Mix everything with ice; serve with a drop of Angostura bitters and a pinch of nutmeg; garnish the glass with a lime wedge or a sprig of mint. 

Black Strap (Barbados)

1. 2 oz. dark rum
2. a pinch of nutmeg
3. juice of 1/2 lime
4. Coca-cola

Tewahdiddle (Barbados)

1. 1 beer
2. 1 tbsp. brandy
3. 2 oz. rum
4. 1 tbsp. sugar
5. a pinch of nutmeg
6. lime or lemon zest 

Force 12 (British Virgin Islands) - an infallible method for finding out whether you have your sea legs 

1. 2 oz. rum
2. 1 oz. vodka
3. 2 oz. pineapple juice
4. juice of 1/2 lime 
5. 1 tsp. grenadine

Royal Navy Fog Cutter (British Virgin Islands)

1. 2 oz. rum
2. 1 oz. gin
3. 2 oz. lemon juice
4. 1 oz. orange juice
5. 2 tbsp. orgeat syrup 

The Big Dipper - popular for transatlantic crossings as night falls

1. 2 oz. rum
2. 1 oz. brandy
3. juice of half a lime
4. 1 drop of Cointreau
5. 1/2 tbsp. sugar 

Décollage (Martinique) - A pre-breakfast drink! 

1. 1 small glass of rum
2. 1 tbsp. cane syrup
3. juice of 1/2 lime 

Cane syrup 

Cane syrup can be found in specialty groceries. You can also make it yourself, though it won't have the same flavor:

1. 2 cups water
2. 1 cup brown sugar
3. 1 vanilla bean

Boil everything until syrupy.