Monkey Gland

Monkey Gland
IBA Official Cocktail

Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Gin
Served	Straight up; without ice
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
IBA specified ingredients*	5cl gin 3cl orange juice 2 drops absinthe 2 drops grenadine
Preparation	Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
* Monkey Gland recipe at International Bartenders Association

The Monkey Gland is a cocktail of gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe named after a surgical technique of grafting monkey testicle tissue into humans.^[1] The practice was started by Dr Serge Voronoff, and was intended to produce longevity.

The Monkey Gland was created in the 1920s by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris, France.^[2]

References

↑ Hirst, Christopher. (October 8, 2005) The Independent 101 cocktails that shook the world #37: The Monkey Gland. Section: Features; Page 57.
↑ Rob Chirico, Field Guide to Cocktails p. 189, 2005 by Quirk Productions. ISBN 1-59474-063-1

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