Doctor Funk (Don the Beachcomber)

1 1⁄2 oz Light rum (either Puerto Rican or Cuban)
1⁄2 oz Grenadine
1 t Pastis, Pernod
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
3 oz Soda water (to top)
Instructions

Shake everything except soda, pour unstrained into a pilsner glass. Add soda and stir to combine.

Notes

This is pretty underpowered compared to the Trader Vic Dr. Funk variant - if your pilsner glass is 16 oz, it's probably very weak.

Cocktail summary
Posted by bochi on
Created by
The Palm Springs "Don the Beachcomber"
Year
1953
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Beach Bum Berry Remixed, pg. 125

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Comments
Casey commented on 2/23/2014:

Bartender's Guide by Trader Vic (1947) contains the following recipe:

Dr. Funk
2.5 ounces dark Jamaica or Martinique Rum
1 lime
.5 oz lemon juice
.25 oz grenadine
.25 oz Pernod or Herbsaint
1/4 tsp sugar

Shake, add lime shells, top with soda, garnish with fruit or geranium leaf.

Good catch y'all!

I rewrote the drink to Berry's standard, and cited him. I also created the Trader Vic version from the Bartender's Guide.

Thanks,

Zachary