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Doctor No. 1

Citrusy · Classic/vintage

3.9 15 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Swedish Punsch
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/3 oz Chilled water
4 drop Daiquiri bitters
3 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

11.8% alc./vol. · 0.9 standard drinks · 161 calories

History

Lime complements the aromatic spices found in Swedish punch.

A recipe for the Doctor Cocktail, made with Swedish punch and lime juice, first appeared in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1917 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition). It might have also appeared in the 1916 first edition. DOCTOR COCKTAIL 1 jigger Cederlund's Punch Juice 1 lime Shake well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain into cocktail glass and serve very cold. The Doctor cocktail, which includes Swedish punch and lime juice, is also featured in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Bar Book and The UKGB's Approved Cocktails, published in the same year, with his contribution to the latter. Doctor 2/3 Swedish Punch. 1/3 Lemon or fresh Lime Juice. Shake and strain into cocktail glass.