This was the signature drink created at the Pegu Club in Burma during the era of the British Empire when the sun never set on it.

Pegu Club CocktailPegu Club

Juice of ½ lime
¾ ounce orange curacao
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1 dash of Orange bitters
2 ounces gin
Lime peel, for garnish

Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime peel.


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