Monkey Gland
A curious Jazz Age classic blending gin, orange juice, grenadine, and a whisper of absinthe.
Base
gin
Glassware
Coupe
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Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz fresh orange juice
- 0.25 oz grenadine
- 2 dashes absinthe
Instructions
- 1Shake gin, orange juice, grenadine, and absinthe with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe.
Origin & Story
Paris, France, 1920s
Named after a bizarre 1920s rejuvenation surgery that grafted monkey gland tissue onto patients, bartender Harry MacElhone reportedly created it at Harry's New York Bar in Paris around the same era.
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