Suffering Bastard（サファリング・バスタード）
Brandy, gin, lime, ginger beer — Cairo's hangover cure.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Cognac or brandy | 30 ml |
| Gin | 30 ml |
| Lime Juice | 15 ml |
| Angostura Bitters | 2 dashes |
| Ginger beer (to top)optional |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
2 : 2 : 1
- 01
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the ginger beer, shake well with ice.
- 02
Pour unstrained into a Collins glass or in the original.
- 03
S.
- 04
Bastard mug and top up with ginger beer.
Garnish — Garnish with mint spring and optionally an orange slice as well.
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 60Strong
- Sourness*
- 67Strong
- Bitterness
- 40Moderate
- Fruitiness
- 45Moderate
- Herbal*
- 10Faint
- Alcohol
- 55Moderate
- Crisp
- 60Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
Scialom ran the Shepheard's Hotel bar through WWII; the drink was built for officers who needed relief. Trader Vic lifted it wholesale and it ran in every tiki book after.
Two kinds of spirit is the signature — don't simplify to one.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Shepheard's Hotel
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide
Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide
Victor Bergeron · 1947 · Book · unverified
- Brandy0.5 oz
- Gin0.5 oz
- Lime Juice0.5 oz
- bitters2 dashe
Shake first four, top with ginger beer.
Vic lifted Scialom's Cairo spec nearly whole.
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05Variations
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
