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Suffering Bastard

Name: Suffering Bastard
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Gin; 20 ml Lime cordial; 10 ml Lime juice; 3 dash Aromatic bitters; 100 ml Ginger beer

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ fl oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Tiki mug or collins

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a TIKI MUG OR COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of skewered pineapple cubes and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry, lime wedge and mint sprigs..

Method

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass/mug half filled with ginger beer.
TOP with rest of ginger beer.

Garnish

Garnish with pineapple cube and maraschino cherry fruit stick, lime wedge and mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Suffering Bastard contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
9.54% alc./vol. (19.09° proof)
19.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 1942 by Joe Scialom at the Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.

More cocktails by Joe Scialom

Review

Unusually combining gin and cognac, lengthened and spiced with ginger beer, this vintage classic was originally designed as a hangover cure.

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Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
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Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 128 cocktails
$13.99 $0.11 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

We have a whole collection of 1960s tiki mugs. This was perfect to serve in one of them. Interesting blend of flavours with the wonderful taste of the ginger beer. It went perfect with our lunch.

matt presley 4y

Just watched season three episode three of Venture Brothers, where this cocktail is referenced. Which is why I looked it up. Going to try it tomorrow. Go team Venture!

Richard Elgar Premium Member 5y

I went closer to the original recipe for this, and used only Rose's, but 1/2oz, and no pineapple or cherry, but rather a slice of orange and a sprig of mint. Not bad. Here's a video of me making it, straight after suffering through a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden: https://youtu.be/695iXf6GS2Y

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