This is another gem from one of Frederic Yarm's recipe packed cocktail books. It was probably the Swedish punsch in the recipe that caught our interest, along with the cream sherry which is an ingredient we like a lot.
Recipe from Merril & Co
1 oz cream sherry
1 oz Swedish punsch
0,5 oz cacao liqueur
0,5 oz lemon juice
Shake all ingredients with fresh ice and fine strain into a coupe. Garnish with the oil from a lemon zest.
coupe
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