Classic

Monkey Gland

Name: Monkey Gland
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 30 ml Orange juice; 5 ml Absinthe; 5 ml Grenadine

Served in a coupe glass

Ingredients

45 ml Gin
30 ml Orange juice
5 ml Absinthe
5 ml Grenadine

Preparation

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Garnish

Orange peel

Origin story

The Monkey Gland cocktail was created in the 1920s by bartender Harry MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. Named after a controversial surgical procedure of the time, it reflects the adventurous spirit of the Prohibition era.