Monkey Gland

The Monkey Gland is a Cocktail which consists of Gin, Fresh Orange Juice, Absinthe, and Grenadine Syrup.

Created by

The Monkey Gland was created in April 1923 by Frank Meier, at the Ritz Hotel, Paris.

Historical References

New Cocktail in Paris Is the Monkey Gland

The Washington Post - Washington, D.C., Apr 29, 1923

"Preparing for a busy tourist season, Frank, the noted concocter behind the bar of the Ritz. has devised a new series of powerful cocktails, favorite of which is known as the "monkey gland, or , as it is popularly called, the "McCormick."

Like Frank's "poixxito quinte" [?] gloomer raiser, the monkey gland requires absinthe to be perfect, but its amateurs have found anise a substitute with a sufficient kick.

For the benefit of friends over in America who have not exhausted their cellars, here is the recipe: half and half gin and orange juice, a dash of absinthe, and a dash of raspberry or other sweet juice. Mix well with ice and serve only with a doctor handy. Inside half an hour the other day Frank purveyed forty of these, to the exclusion of Manhattans and Martinis."

18 May 1923, COSHOCTON TRIBUNE (Coshocton, Ohio), pg. 1, col. 6:

"MONKEY GLAND" IS POPULAR IN PARIS New Cocktail Is So-Called Because It Has "Wallop;" "Side-car" is Another

PARIS, May 18.--"A monkey gland in a hurry!"

That's the latest order in Paris bars, not in the hospitals. A "monkey gland" is a new cocktail which has what veteran bar hounds call an "awful wallop." It was invented by a famous Paris bartender particularly to attract the attention of newly arrived American tourists. The ingredients consist of one-half gin, one-half orange juice, a dash of absinthe and a dash of grenadine, all well shaken together with plenty of ice.

Recipes

Estimated Original Recipe

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1 1/2 oz Fresh Orange Juice
• dash of Absinthe
• dash of Grenadine Syrup

Shake with ice, and then strain into a Cocktail Glass.

Other Recipes

Recipe#1: Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail.

• 2 oz. Beefeater Gin
• 1 1/2 oz. Orange Juice
• 1 tsp. Grenadine
• Splash of Ricard

Splash of Ricard in a mixing glass followed by all the rest of the ingredients. Shake with ice and Strain into a small cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel.