Pegu (cocktail)
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The Pegu Club or the Pegu is a gin-based cocktail that was the signature drink of Burma's Pegu Club
. The club was located just outside Rangoon and its membership comprised only foreigners, who were senior government and military officials and prominent businessmen. The recipe appeared in the Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930 by Harry Craddock
and was called The Pegu Club Cocktail. However it appears to be first listed in "Barflies and Cocktails" by Harry McElhone of the famous Harry's New York Bar in Paris. The Pegu
is a Burmese river.
The Pegu Club is best served in a chilled glass and is considered a hot weather drink. Its taste is reminiscent of grapefruit and some bartenders will garnish it with a twist of grapefruit peel or slice of fresh grapefruit, although it is commonly served with a slice of lime to complement the lime juice in the drink.
Pegu Club
The Pegu Club was a Victorian-style Gentlemen's club located in Yangon, Myanmar . It was built in the late 1880s to serve the British army officers and civilian administrators after the annexation of Upper Burma in 1885...
. The club was located just outside Rangoon and its membership comprised only foreigners, who were senior government and military officials and prominent businessmen. The recipe appeared in the Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930 by Harry Craddock
Harry Craddock
Harry Craddock was a United States citizen who left during Prohibition and joined the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, London, in 1920. Craddock was one of the most famous cocktail barmen of the 1920s and 1930s. Craddock’s “The Savoy Cocktail Book” was published in 1930, and is still in print...
and was called The Pegu Club Cocktail. However it appears to be first listed in "Barflies and Cocktails" by Harry McElhone of the famous Harry's New York Bar in Paris. The Pegu
Bago River
Bago River is a river of southern Burma. It flows through Bago and Yangon. It arises in the hills of the Pegu Range and flows into the Myitmaka River which below that point is called the Yangon River.-References:...
is a Burmese river.
The Pegu Club is best served in a chilled glass and is considered a hot weather drink. Its taste is reminiscent of grapefruit and some bartenders will garnish it with a twist of grapefruit peel or slice of fresh grapefruit, although it is commonly served with a slice of lime to complement the lime juice in the drink.