Name: Tanglefoot
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Swedish Punsch; 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orange juice

Tanglefoot
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz	Swedish Punsch liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

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

Review:

Light rum, lemon and orange juice served short with a tang of Swedish punch.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tanglefoot contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
19.49% alc./vol. (19.49° proof)
23.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

23rd August 2022 at 00:06

I agree. This is a very delightful cocktail. Very citrus tasting, but with a slight hint of the rum. We used a light Barbados rum which is not as sweet as many of the other rums. A little on the tart side, but very refreshing.

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Kjell Eriksson

22nd August 2020 at 16:56

Very likable drink, a definite four. Tanglefoot seems to have two meanings, it’s an insect repellant, and, in the US, an archaic word for “low-quality whiskey, especially home-brewed”. Which sort of connects to the prohibition in America, an association supported by the inclusion of Swedish punsch. There is, though, no history of this drink available here or elsewhere – or at least I have not been able to dig it up. Can anyone shed light on this?

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John Hinojos

22nd August 2022 at 23:19

Tanglefoot in the US actually was a name put onto any cheap liquor prior and during prohibition. As these two ingredients can be made by a bootlegger, I assume the name. Here is a link to an article on prohibition and they do mention tanglefoot as cheap liquor. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-prohibitionspeakeasy/

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