Suffering Bastard
Cognac, gin, lime, bitters and ginger beer. Joe Scialom’s 1940s hangover cure from Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- On the rocks
- Strength
- 10.5% ABV about 1.4 standard drinks
Ingredients
167 ml before ice, about 238 ml in the glass
- 30 ml Cognac or brandy
- 30 ml Gin
- 15 ml Lime juice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Top up Ginger beer
Method
- Pour all ingredients except the ginger beer into a cocktail shaker and shake well with ice.
- Pour unstrained into a Collins glass, or the original Suffering Bastard mug.
- Top up with ginger beer.
Garnish
Mint sprig and optionally an orange slice as well.
Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association. Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice.
If you like the Suffering Bastard
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