Pegu Club
The Pegu Club is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 8 ingredients, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 101 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass101 ml
Strength22.9%
Ingredients
- 45 mlgin
- 10 mlcuraçao
- 5 mlfresh lime juice
- 5 mllime cordial
- 5 mlrich sugar syrup
- 7.5 mlwater
- 1 mlAngostura Bitters
- 1 mlOrange Bitters
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
- Shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish: Express lime zest over the drink.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.6 out of 10 of bitterness, 114th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 147th of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from fresh lime juice.
- light → strong
- 22.9% after dilution: the middle band, 36th of 186.
Its closest neighbour is the Paradise: 93 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- ParadiseSweeter and with apricot brandy in place of curaçao.
- El PresidenteRounder and built on rum.
- French MartiniSweeter and built on vodka.
- TuxedoMore bitter and with Old Tom Gin in place of gin.
- Monkey GlandMore sour and 4 degrees lighter.
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Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026