No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Doctor Funk
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 1⁄3 fl oz | Dark/black/blackstrap rum |
| 1⁄6 fl oz | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Monin Grenadine Syrup |
| 1⁄4 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar Gili Old Fashioned 30cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method
Garnish
- Garnish with lime wedge.
- Serve with a straw.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Doctor Funk contains 238 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 20.07% alc./vol. (40.14° proof)
- 24.8 grams of pure alcohol
History
Created by Don Beach in the early 1950s at his Don The Beachcomber restaurant in Palm Springs. Beach was inspired by and adapted a medicinal absinthe-laced limeade, concocted and prescribed decades earlier by Doctor Bernard Funk, a German physician in Samoa.
Dr. Funk was the personal physician of Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous author of Treasure Island, during his final years in Samoa. Stevenson, who suffered from lifelong bronchial issues, settled in Samoa in 1890 at an estate he named Vailima. The good doctor reportedly created a medicinal tonic for the ailing writer made with absinthe, lemon juice, lime juice, grenadine, and soda. The potion is described by Frederick O'Brien in his 1921 book Mystic Isles of the South Seas.
Dr. Funk arrived in Samoa in 1880 and left to return to Germany for medical treatment in 1911. He died on 8 April 1911, aged 66, in a Berlin hospital. According to his will, after his death, a block of granite was shipped from Germany to Samoa and erected on the shore of Lake Lanotoo. Inscribed, "Dr. Bernhard Funk" followed by the dates of his arrival and departure from Somoa, and his birth and death. [For more information, tikicentral.com]
Review
With its generous dose of rum and absinthe, too many of these faintly liquorice-like cocktails and you'll need a doctor.
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Comments & Discussion
The heavy dose of blackstrap rum gives it a heavy molasses base that is radically altered by the absinthe (green magic!) lending a healthy dose of licorice to the mix. But the use of both sours gives it a refreshing tartness that I liked. I'd also argue that the crushed ice is essential and not to skip and use plain cubes, because they dilute differently and change the flavor profile heavily.
An absolutely delicious drink that will be made many a time in my household. Although if using cheap, bottled grenadine, I'll tick it up to 15ml.
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