The Monkey Gland
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Monkey Gland | |
Type: | Cocktail |
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Standard drinkware: | Cocktail glass |
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Preparation: | Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker, strain into a chilled cocktail glass. |
The Monkey Gland is a cocktail of gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe that was named after a 1920s surgical technique of grafting monkey testicle tissue into humans. The practice was started by Dr Serge Voronoff, and was intended to produce longevity.
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preparation taken from American Bar by Charles Schumann.