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This cocktail calls for Liber & Co. Fiery Ginger Syrup and Liber & Co. Demerara Gum Syrup. We use and stock them, made by Liber & Co. in Texas from real ingredients. For the full Trader Vic’s experience, serve it in our Trader Vic’s Suffering Bastard mug.
Suffering Bastard
Created in 1942 by bartender Joe Scialom at Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo, reportedly as a hangover cure for British officers. Trader Vic later made it famous on his menus, complete with its own tiki mug.
Ingredients
- 30 ml Gin
- 30 ml Brandy
- 15 ml Fiery ginger syrup
- 7.5 ml Demerara gum syrup
- 22.5 ml Fresh lime juice
- 1 dash Aromatic bitters
- 90 ml Soda water
Instructions
- Add everything except the soda water to a shaker.
- Add ice and shake for about 10 seconds.
- Strain into a highball glass or tiki mug over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water and garnish with mint and a lime wedge.
