Month: February 2009

This peculiar cocktail has an exciting story and two main versions – English and American. You can read very interesting article by Gary Regan here. I tested a Monkey Gland cocktail sometime ago and used an Anisette liqueur instead Pernod and it was very interesting. Now I’ve decided to explore this cocktail with Pernod, Ricard and Benedictine.

I use the following recipe of a Monkey Gland Cocktail:

Monkey Gland

45 ml gin
45 ml fresh orange juice
1 tsp. grenadine
1 tsp. Pernod (or Ricard, or Benedictine)
Shake. Old-fashioned glass.

Monkey Gland Cocktail with Pernod has bright and very interesting taste. Undoubtedly, it’s my choice. I prefer to use a hot process homemade grenadine for gorgeous color and real taste.

The Monkey Gland Cocktail with Ricard has so sweet taste. It’s steel good :) By the way, you should know that some great bartenders make this cocktail with Ricard.

Monkey Gland Cocktail with Benedictine is a rather different cocktail. It has a very interesting herbal flavor and taste.

As a rule modern versions of Monkey Gland Cocktail are a bit strongest and served in a cocktail glass.

Monkey Gland

45 ml gin
45 ml fresh orange juice
1 tsp. grenadine
1 tsp. Benedictine (or Pernod)
Shake. Cocktail glass.

This Monkey Gland Cocktail is a real short drink. Actually, this is so interesting version, but anyway my choice is an old-style Monkey Gland Cocktail with 1 to 1 ratio. But this version is also quite good.