Pegu Club
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Orange curaçao — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Angostura bitters — 1 dash
- Orange bitters — 1 dash
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Description: A colonial-era gin cocktail named for a British officers' club in what was then Rangoon, Burma.
Cultural Background: Created at the Pegu Club in the early 1900s and documented in Harry MacElhone's 1927 cocktail book; it later lent its name to New York's influential Pegu Club bar, opened in 2005.
Tips: Orange curaçao, not plain triple sec, gives the most authentic depth here.
Variations: A dash more lime juice brightens the drink for those who prefer more tartness.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, as a historically significant colonial-era classic.
Nutrition: Approx. 175 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Is this related to the modern New York bar?
A: The bar took its name from this historic cocktail and club, helping revive interest in it in the 2000s.
- Gin — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Orange curaçao — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Angostura bitters — 1 dash
- Orange bitters — 1 dash
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