Comments on: Pegu Club Cocktail

By: The Clover Club Cocktail | Cold Glass

The Clover Club Cocktail | Cold Glass — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:50:51 +0000

[…] Pendennis Club, the Jockey Club, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the Turf Club, the Pegu Club—any number of Old Boys Clubs have celebrated themselves with eponymous cocktails. For most, only […]

By: Mark Humpal

Mark Humpal — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:54:29 +0000

I have had Pegu Clubs both ways, with and without egg white. Egg White takes it. The best compromise is to buy pasteurized egg whites. I make a lot of pre Prohibition cocktails and always keep a pint of egg whites handy for these. I have had both “real” egg whites from a cracked egg and egg whites from a carton from the grocery. I cannot taste any difference. The tip is to buy only 100% liquid egg whites from the store. The Pegu Club, either way, is one of the best cocktails ever.

By: The Old Cuban Cocktail | Cold Glass

The Old Cuban Cocktail | Cold Glass — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:01:40 +0000

[…] drinks seem to follow the classic sours pattern for me—whiskey sour, Daiquiri, Pegu Club, Aviation, and so forth—and now the Old Cuban has certainly joined the short list. I’m […]

By: Gimlet Cocktail: the libertarian’s delight | Cold Glass

Gimlet Cocktail: the libertarian’s delight | Cold Glass — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:58:15 +0000

[…] Now we’re getting somewhere. This is a superior cocktail, and we might be able to get away with including those little tweaks in the free-for-all of the Gimlet formula. Except for one thing—we just reinvented the Pegu Club Cocktail. […]

By: dmford

dmford — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:37:54 +0000

In reply to Doug Winship. Prettier? Now you got me, I have to try this. Next time, it's egg whites, definitely.

By: Doug Winship

Doug Winship — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:42:53 +0000

Actually, I’m with you on the egg white being unnecessary. Like your run at 2:1:1, it is more for when you, or your guest perhaps, are feeling gin-shy.
It does make the drink prettier, too.