Monkey Gland

Monkey Gland: 2 ounce gin; 1 ounce orange juice; 1/4 ounce grenadine; 1 dash absinthe; Garnish: Orange twist; Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.; Source: Frank Meier, Ritz Hotel Paris (April, 1923); The original recipe called for equal amounts of gin and orange juice, a dash of absinthe, and a dash or raspberry (or other sweet) syrup.

In the 1920s Dr. Serge Voronoff, a Russian surgeon living in France, gained more than a small amount of fame and fortune for his practice of implanting into men the testicles of monkeys for apparent therapueutic purposes. This drink was named in "honor" of this practice.