Monkey Gland

In the 1920s Dr. Serge Voronoff, a Russian surgeon living in France, gained more than a small amount of fame and fortune for his practice of implanting into men the testicles of monkeys for apparent therapueutic purposes. This drink was named in "honor" of this practice.

Monkey Gland

2 ounces gin
1 ounce orange juice
1/4 ounce grenadine
1 dash absinthe

Garnish: Orange twist

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Source: Frank Meier, Ritz Hotel Paris (April, 1923)

The original recipe called for equal amounts of gin and orange juice, a dash of absinthe, and a dash or raspberry (or other sweet) syrup.