Suffering Bastard

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (85 ratings)

Serve in a

Tiki mug or collins
Ingredients:
1 fl oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
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
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

Garnish:

Pineapple cubes, Luxardo Maraschino Cherry, lime wedge & mint sprig bouquet

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain ice-filled glass/mug charged with half the ginger beer. TOP with rest of ginger beer.

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Review:

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

History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Suffering Bastard contains 193 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 9.54% alc./vol. (19.08° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol
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New Year's Day

If Auld Lang Syne left your throat dry? And dancing left your feet sore? And drinking left your head fuzzy? Then resist the temptation to curl up in bed

Hot Toddy Day image

Hot Toddy Day

In the days before ice was easily available - and in most parts of the world, you needed to be pretty much royalty to own an ice house and keep it stocked

The day Prohibition started image

The day Prohibition started

One minute after midnight on this day in 1920, the Volstead Act became law and Prohibition descended on the United States, making it illegal to possess,

Beer Can Appreciation Day image

Beer Can Appreciation Day

Here at Difford's Guide we're huge fans of beer cans – indeed we prefer cans to bottles. So we're happy to support this marketing gimmick of a day from

Burns Night image

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The evening of January 25th is when Scots everywhere hold Burns Suppers in honour of the birth of Scotland's favourite poet and son, Robert Burns. Born

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