Monkey Gland
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Chilled coupe, 5–6 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
gin
orange juice
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz orange juice
- 0.25 oz grenadine
- Absinthe rinse
- Orange twist, for garnish
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Behind the drink
A little history
1920s
Paris
Harry MacElhone created the Monkey Gland in 1920s Paris. Its startling name referred to surgeon Serge Voronoff’s then-famous experiments grafting monkey tissue in hopes of restoring human vitality.
Monkey Gland history