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Pegu Club

Name: Pegu Club
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Gin; 3/4 oz Orange Curacao; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 1 dash Orange Bitters

Pegu Club combines Gin, Orange Curacao, Lime Juice, Angostura Bitters in a cocktail served in a cocktail glass. It is a strong fit for summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Balanced, light, balanced, and balanced.

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Quick fact

The Pegu Club or the Pegu is a gin-based cocktail that was the signature drink of Burma's Pegu Club. Located just outside Rangoon, the club was named after the Pegu, a Burmese river, and its members were those Britons who were senior government and military officials and prominent businessmen.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

5 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Orange Curacaoingredient - Non-alcoholic

3/4 oz

Lime Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

3/4 oz

Angostura Bittersmodifier - Alcoholic

1 dash

Orange Bittersmodifier - Alcoholic

1 dash

How to make it

Build it step by step.

1 steps

Shake, strain, up, cocktail glass

Method

Shaken

Finish

Usually finished with Orange Curacao and Lime Juice.

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Taste map

Strength

Balanced

Sweetness

Light

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Balanced

Read: Pegu Club is a medium alcoholic cocktail for summer patio with Gin, Orange Curacao, Lime Juice.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Cocktail glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect a balanced profile with support from Gin, Orange Curacao, Lime Juice.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a cocktail glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Pegu Club sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

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