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Waldorf Cocktail No.2

Name: Waldorf Cocktail No.2
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Swedish Punsch; 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Lime juice

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Ingredients
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Swedish Punsch liqueur
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Waldorf Cocktail No.2 contains 219 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
21.08% alc./vol. (42.17° proof)
24.9 grams of pure alcohol

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.

Review

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

Variations/similar cocktails

Astor

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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

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.

Zachary Taylor 4y

I was thinking we are just out of waldorfs. Have to say the drink beats the salad.

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