Monkey Gland
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh orange juice — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Grenadine — 7.5 ml (1/4 oz)
- Absinthe — 2 dashes
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Serve without garnish.
Description: A boldly named gin and orange juice cocktail with a small, surprising kick of absinthe.
Cultural Background: Named, oddly, after a 1920s medical fad involving gland-grafting experiments, popular at Harry's New York Bar in Paris around the same era.
Tips: A light hand with the absinthe keeps it as a background note rather than a dominant flavor.
Variations: Fresh orange juice is strongly preferred over bottled for this drink's brightness.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, as a curiously named but genuinely pleasant classic.
Nutrition: Approx. 165 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Does the name relate to anything in the drink?
A: No — it references an unrelated and now-discredited 1920s medical procedure the name was borrowed from for shock value.
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh orange juice — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Grenadine — 7.5 ml (1/4 oz)
- Absinthe — 2 dashes
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