Suffering Bastard
A 1942 classic from the lionized Shepheard Hotel in Cairo - allegedly created to cure hangovers.. although we think they may have gotten the order of operations wrong there! This split-base highball needs a good kick of ginger burn to really sing. Y'all know where to go for that. 👇
Ingredients:
- ½ oz Fiery Ginger Syrup
-
¼ oz Demerara Gum Syrup
- 1 oz gin
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1 oz brandy
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- 1 dash aromatic bitters
- 3 oz club soda
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients except soda to a cocktail shaker
- Add ice and shake hard for 5 seconds
- Strain into a chilled highball glass filled with crushed ice
- Top with club soda
Glass:
- highball
Garnish:
- mint and a lime wedge
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