Cocktails with absinthe : The Monkey Gland

The Monkey Gland is a cocktail of gin, orange juice, grenadine and absinthe named after a surgical technique of grafting monkey testicle tissue into humans. The practice was started by Dr Serge Voronoff, and was intended to produce longevity.

The Monkey Gland was created in the 1920s by Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry's New York Bar in Paris, France

Primary alcohol by volume    
    * Gin
    * Absinthe

Standard drinkware    
Cocktail Glass

Commonly used ingredients    
    * 1 part gin
    * 1 part orange juice
    * dash absinthe
    * dash grenadine

Preparation
Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.