The Pegu Club cocktail is overdue a revival! Gin, orange liqueur, lime juice a bitters make for a perfectly balanced and potent drink.
I feel like it’s time for a cocktail – because this, my friends, has been a very long forthnight indeed. On Easter Monday, our dog Brutus decided that eating a small latex ball was a really good idea… and I think you can probably guess what happened next.
A trip to the emergency vet, an X-ray, emergency surgery to remove the ball and two nights away from us while he recoverd from surgery. Those few days seemed like an eternity of worry and stress – I don’t think I have cried this much in quite some time.
Brutus came back home on Wednesday last week and he seems – fingers crossed – back to being himself. All the more reason to down a couple of cocktails tonight and this little-known gem – the Pegu Club – is perfect for Spring. The Pegu Club was the signature drink of Burma’s (now Myanmar) club of the same name.
It combines gin with orange curacao, lime juice and bitters. I have replaced the curacao with Cointreau but you could also use Grand Marnier. This is a pretty cocktail that looks pretty innocent but is actually quite strong. Serve in a chilled glass, like these beautiful hand blown coupes from White Company – currently on sale.
Pegu Club cocktail
Ingredients
- 60 ml | 2 fl oz gin
- 30 ml | 1 fl oz Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 15 ml | 1 tbsp lime juice
- dash Angostura bitters
- dash orange bitters
- lime twist to garnish
Instructions
- Put the gin, Cointreau and lime juice in a cocktail shaker half filled with fresh ice.
- Shake well until the cocktail shaker is frosty.
- Strain into a chilled martini or coup glass. Garnish with lime twist.
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Jacqueline Meldrum says
I’ve not heard of this cocktail, but when you described it I thought oh yes please.
Amanda says
This sounds delicious! I can imagine sipping this on the patio on a summer evening.
christine says
This looks like a very tasty drink. So glad Brutus is doing well. Silly dogs – my basset hound once ate some bread that he snatched. We ended up at emergency care, but he was fine after a few hours of observation. 🙂
Lucy Parissi says
I never thought the dog would be more troublesome than my kids but boy was I wrong!
Felesha Bell says
So pretty! What can I substitute for the alcohol?
Lucy Parissi says
Not sure if you mean whether you can swap out the spirits in the cocktail for alternative spirits… If you take out the alchohol you will end up with juice!
Platter Talk says
That is a delicious looking cocktail. I’m in!