Pooh Bah
...or the mystery of the missing Cognac. Tonight's cocktail was going to be a Shylock, a tasty-looking combination of brandy, vermouth, Crème de Caco, Torani Amer, and Swedish Punsch. I was especially looking forward to messing about the the Swedish Punsch in a cocktail. However, as I assembled the bottles for the cocktail, I could not find my bottle of Cognac! I remember buying it but could not find it. Strange.
So tonight's drink became the Pooh Bah. This one still used the Swedish Punsch I wanted to play with, but change out the brandy for gin and rum. Always a great combo! Rich and a little orange on the taste, you get a hit of the rum and gin as it develop in your mouth. NIce, but maybe it could use a splash of orange juice to bring out a bit more citrus.
Pretty nice for a cocktail call-up.
It's definitely an tasty drink and one that's a bit on the sweet side (but not overwhelmingly so.) This one is worth revisiting at some point. However, so many recipes and so little time... we'll see when I get back to it.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Jamaican Rum
- 1 oz Dry London Gin
- 3/4 oz Swedish Punsch
- 1/4 oz Apricot Brandy
Directions
- Combine ingredients in a mixing glass.
- Add ice and stir to chill
- Strain into a cocktail coupe
- Express an orange peel over it. Use it as a garnish if you'd like.
- Sip while researching the history of Swedish Punsch -- it's fun stuff!