Monkey Island

Name: Monkey Island
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Khoosh Bitter; 23 ml Gin; 30 ml Dry Vermouth; 23 ml Damson Gin Liqueur (Original Called For Bullace Gin)

A shaken drink of gin and dry vermouth, where damson gin liqueur adds dark plum fruit and a little Khoosh Bitter brings the bitterness. Credited to M. McGarry, 1937 or earlier.

The Monkey Island is credited to M. McGarry and first appeared in W. J. Tarling's Café Royale Cocktail Book in 1937. The recipe has since been modernised to fit present-day tastes and ingredients.

Method

Shaken

Glass

cocktail

Difficulty

Medium

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Dry

Herbal

Strong