Doctor Funk

Material Components

  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 ounce pomegranate syrup
  • 1 teaspoon pernod
  • 1 1/2 ounces lightly aged column still rum
  • 1 ounce club soda

Vessel

pilsner glass

Garnish

orange slice, cocktail cherry, and a sprig of mint

Preparation

  1. Shake everything—except soda—with ice cubes.
  2. Add soda to the shaker and stir.
  3. Pour unstrained into a pilsner glass.
  4. If necessary, add more ice to fill.

Notes

This drink didn't go to Funk medical school for 8 years to get called "Mr."⁣ One of the only classic exotic cocktails to originate in Polynesia, the Doctor Funk somehow transforms a healthy dose of Pernod, into a smooth restorative with broad appeal.⁣