Heat up your winter with our straightforward Doctor Cocktail recipe! This cocktail is a perfect spring drink, made with Jamaican rum, Swedish Punsch, lemon juice, and orange juice.
Prep time: 1 minute minute
Mixing time: 1 minute minute
- 1 oz Jamaican Rum
- 1½ oz Swedish Punsch
- ½ oz lemon juice
- ½ oz orange juice
- Ice cubes
Cocktail Shaker
Measuring Jigger
Strainer & Fine-strainer
Cocktail Glass
Chill a cocktail glass.
Add ½ oz lemon juice to a shaker.
Pour½ oz orange juice.
Pour 1 oz Jamaican Rum.
Finish with 1½ oz Swedish Punsch.
Fill your cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Shake it all up until well mixed.
Fine strain the mixture into the chilled cocktail glass.
Express an orange peel on top, garnish and serve.
Substitutes:
- Jamaican Rum: If you don't have Jamaican rum, you can use any dark rum as a substitute. It won't have the same unique flavor but will still work in a pinch.
- Swedish Punsch: This is a unique ingredient and hard to replace, but in an emergency, you could try using a mix of rum and simple syrup with a dash of lemon juice.
- Citrus Juice: Fresh is best, but bottled citrus juices can work, too, if you're out.
Making a Pitcher of Doctor Cocktail:
- Scale: To make a pitcher that serves 8, multiply all the ingredients by 8. That would be 8oz of Jamaican rum, 12 oz of Swedish Punsch, 4 oz of lemon juice, and 4 oz of orange juice.
- Mix: In a large pitcher, combine the rum, Swedish Punsch, lemon juice, and orange juice with ice. Stir well.
- Serve: Pour the mixture into chilled individual cocktail glasses and serve immediately.
Making it Non-Alcoholic:
- Jamaican Rum Substitute: Use a non-alcoholic dark rum substitute; these are available and reasonably mimic rum's flavor.
- Swedish Punsch Substitute: Opt for a non-alcoholic herbal tea with simple syrup and lemon juice.
- Proceed As Usual: Use these non-alcoholic substitutes instead of the regular ingredients, follow the original steps, and enjoy a non-alcoholic version.
Making it Vegan:
This cocktail is already vegan-friendly, as it doesn't contain any animal products.