Monkey Gland Cocktail Recipe

Created in the 1920s by Harry MacElhone, inspired by a medical fad of the time. Features Gin, Absinthe, and orange juice.

Ingredients

Method for creating a Monkey Gland cocktail

Shake gin, orange juice, grenadine, and absinthe with ice, strain straight up

Garnish

Orange twist

Glassware

Coupe

Ice

No Ice

Nutrition Information for Monkey Gland

  • Calories: There are 198 kcal in Monkey Gland
  • ABV: Monkey Gland has an ABV of 22%

Calorie Breakdown for Monkey Gland

IngredientDoseCal/ozCalories
Gin1.5 oz70 cal/oz105 kcal
Absinthe0.5 oz90 cal/oz45 kcal
Grenadine0.5 oz54 cal/oz27 kcal
Orange Juice1.5 oz14 cal/oz21 kcal
Total198 kcal

ABV Breakdown for Monkey Gland

Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.

IngredientDoseABV%Alcohol (ml)
Gin1.5 oz40%18.0 ml
Absinthe0.5 oz55%8.3 ml
Total alcohol26.0 ml
Cocktail size118 ml
ABV = 26 / 118 × 10022%

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