Monkey Business

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Discerning Drinkers (38 ratings)

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

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
56 oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
13 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
13 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Highball (max 10oz/300ml) glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of float 2 dashes aromatic bitters and serve with straw.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

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

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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.

Nutrition:

One serving of Monkey Business contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.19% alc./vol. (19.19° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Greg Klump’s Avatar Greg Klump
13th May 2022 at 21:29
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.