CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1920–1933
Monkey Gland
Gin, orange juice, grenadine and a whisper of absinthe: the 1920s Paris bar’s most notoriously named cocktail.
1920sHistorical classicResearched
The Monkey Gland is a 1920s Paris invention, usually credited to Harry MacElhone at Harry’s New York Bar. Its name was a grimly comic reference to Serge Voronoff’s monkey-gland transplant experiments, then a tabloid sensation. Gin, orange juice, grenadine and a dash of absinthe give it a bright, medicinal-fruit character.
THE RECIPEFruity, botanical and lightly bitter
Ingredients
- Gin60 ml
- Orange juice30 ml
- Grenadine15 ml
- Absinthe1 dash
- Orange peelto garnish
Method
Shake the gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe with ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with an orange peel.
Cocktail glass · no ice · orange peel