Pegu Club (cocktail)

Pegu Club
Cocktail
Pegu Club Cocktail served in a coupe glass
TypeCocktail
Base spirit
ServedShaken
Standard garnishLime twist
Standard drinkware Cocktail glass
Commonly used ingredients
  • 1 1/2 ounces gin
  • 3/4 ounce orange curaçao
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • Dash bitters
  • Dash orange bitters
PreparationShake ingredients together in a mixer with cubed ice. Strain into chilled glass, garnish and serve.

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.