Suffering Bastard Recipe
Gin and brandy lengthened with ginger beer and bitters — built as a hangover cure and still tastes like one.
- Category: New Era Drinks
- Glass: Copper mug
- ABV: 14%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Gin30 ml
- Brandy30 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
- Angostura bitters2 dash
- Ginger beer120 ml
How to Make It
- Shake gin, brandy, lime and bitters with ice.
- Strain into a copper mug filled with ice.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with mint and lime.
Garnish
Mint sprig and lime
The Story
Mixed by Joe Scialom at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo in 1942, for British officers who needed to function the morning after.
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