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El Dorado Punch

Classic · Rum · Highball glass

From The Ideal Bartender by Tom Bullock (1917) — first cocktail book by an African-American bartender, published while at the St. Louis Country Club. Original spec: 5 ingredients; method: "Fill large Bar glass nearly full Shaved Ice. Shake; dress with Fruit and serve with Straws.".

GlassHighball glass
GarnishNone
ABV27.8%
Categoryprohibition
Flavorclassic, pre-prohibition, bullock-1917, historic

Ingredients

  • Bar Sugar0.5 tbsp
  • Rye Whiskey0.5 oz
  • Aged Jamaican Rum0.5 oz
  • Brandy1 oz
  • Fresh Lemon Juice1 slice

Method

  1. Add bar sugar, rye whiskey, aged jamaican rum, brandy, and fresh lemon juice to shaker with ice
  2. Shake hard
  3. Strain into chilled highball glass