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This vibrant variation starts with the same rum cake ... you’ll ever need,” according to Velez—made with brown butter and warming spices and soaked with a hibiscus rum punch.

Initially crafted with a five-part recipe — spirit, sugar, water, spice, and citrus— rum punch allowed each island to put its unique stamp on the drink using local ingredients. Rum, whether brought ...