CLASSIC · GIN

Pegu Club

Name: Pegu Club
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52 ml Gin; 22 ml Orange Curaçao; 22 ml Lime Juice; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; 2 dashes Orange Bitters

A colonial-era classic from Rangoon's legendary Pegu Club, this gin sour balances bittersweet orange liqueur and sharp lime with the complexity of dual bitters - elegant, tart, and dangerously drinkable.

Ingredients

Gin52 ml

Orange Curaçao22 ml

Lime Juice22 ml

Angostura Bitters2 dashes

Orange Bitters2 dashes

Glassware

Cocktail glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Black pepper · Juniper · Lime · Orange · Orange blossom

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
2
Fill with ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds until well chilled.
3
Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Serve without garnish, or express an orange twist over the surface and discard.

From the Bartender

The dual-bitters combination - Angostura for warm spice and orange bitters for floral citrus depth - is the cocktail's defining signature; neither should be omitted. The Pegu Club in Rangoon served this as a sundowner to British colonial officers in the 1920s, and it became one of Harry Craddock's featured recipes in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book.

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