Name: Doctor No. 3
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Swedish Punsch; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Orange bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Doctor No. 3
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Swedish Punsch liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Tangy Swedish Punch freshened with orange and lemon juice.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David A. Embury says, "There are numerous recipes for this drink. Here are several. Shake well with cracked ice.
Doctor No. 1 Equal parts of lime juice and Swedish Punch.
Doctor No. 2 Equal parts of lemon juice, Swedish Punch, and gin. This is also known as the Greta Garbo.
Doctor No. 3 One part lemon juice, 1 part orange juice, 2 parts Swedish Punch.
Doctor No. 4 One part lime juice, 2 parts Jamaican rum, 3 parts Swedish Punch."

History:

In his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David A. Embury lists a Doctor No. 3 comprising "One part lemon juice, 1 part orange juice, 2 parts Swedish Punch."

Nutrition:

One serving of Doctor No. 3 contains 118 calories

Alcohol content:

0.7 standard drinks
9.59% alc./vol. (19.18° proof)
9.3 grams of pure alcohol

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