The Monkey Gland

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Monkey Gland
Type: Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:
Standard drinkware:
Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients:
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 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]

[edit] Referencess

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

[edit] External links

preparation taken from American Bar by Charles Schumann.

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