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Citrus and the tang of Swedish punch add a distinctive flavour to gin in this tasty vintage cocktail
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Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson’s Avatar Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson
19th October 2021 at 02:04
The orange makes all the difference - I tried it once with just lemon, and again later following the recipe more closely, and the citrus mix was far nicer and more flavorful than the one with just lemon.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th October 2021 at 12:00
Agreed! I've just tried to be sure as the original recipe states "Pone dash of Orange Juice" meaning small or tiny, but I have an equal-sized dash to the lemon. Perhaps 10ml lemon and 5ml or less orange?
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
28th November 2020 at 18:25
Thanks for the advice regarding falernum.
Is Swedish Punsch closer to Pimento dram?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
2nd December 2020 at 13:52
The flavour profile is Pimento dram is very different to Swedish punch.
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
28th November 2020 at 13:58
Hmmm, I don't have Swedish Punsch and I was wondering if I could use Velvet Falernum instead?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th November 2020 at 17:22
Swedish Punch and Falernum have very different flavour profiles but Falernum may produce a tasty drink. I'd cut measure at least in half though.
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