Waldorf Cocktail No.2

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Swedish Punsch liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Lime works better than lemon but like the Astor, using a combination of lime and lemon produces an even better drink.

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Variant:

Astor

History:

This is the later of the two versions of this vintage cocktail from New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel [Waldorf No.1]. It appears in the 1939 Café Royale book and in the 1955 United Kingdom Bartender's Book. Both books offer a choice between using lemon or lime juice and the original recipe calls for two parts Swedish punch to one part gin but with most modern-day Swedish punches this makes for an overly sweet drink.

Nutrition:

One serving of Waldorf Cocktail No.2 contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 21.08% alc./vol. (21.08° proof)
  • 23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
23rd June 2024 at 00:44
This was delightful and perfect on a mild summer day for an aperitif. Did find the cocktail a tad sweet for us, but would lessen the Swedish Punsch next time. Easy to make and wonderful to drink.
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Zachary Taylor’s Avatar Zachary Taylor
18th July 2022 at 23:00
I was thinking we are just out of waldorfs. Have to say the drink beats the salad.
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