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Monkey Business

Name: Monkey Business
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 25 ml Banana liqueur; 10 ml Honey and water syrup; 10 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Lime juice

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
5/6 fl oz	Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
1/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
Prepare garnish of aromatic bitters.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

FLOAT 2 dashes of aromatic bitters.
Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Monkey Business contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.19% alc./vol. (38.38° proof)
19.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from The Business, itself a riff on the Bee's Knees, created by Sasha Petraske at his famous Milk & Honey bar in New York City. This recipe was originally based on Monkey 47 Gin.

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Review

Stop monkeying around and have a sip of this gin-forward banana summery cocktail.

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Comments & Discussion

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Florian Ruf Premium Member 7w

Made it with Haymans which worked pretty well. At least 2 dashes bitters are essential to give it some depth.

Larry Havard Premium Member 13w

I loved this drink. Definitely a repeat cocktail. Just the right tart ess and sweetness.

Greg Klump 4y

I *love* Monkey 47. Unfortunately, it's stupid expensive where I live. I'll save it for martinis, where its nuances & complexities can best be appreciated rather than be lost amid the rest of the bold flavours in this drink. I subbed a split of Aviation & Norkotié (a Quebec product). I regret nothing. Good drink on lots of ice on a hot summer's day.