Robert Hess

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Suffering Bastard
• 1 ounce #gin
• 1 ounce #bourbon #whiskey
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 4 ounces ginger ale
• 1 dash #Angostura Bitters
Garnish: mint sprig, orange wheel, and cherry.
Build in a rocks glass.

Source: Joe Scialom, The Shepheard Hotel, Cairo Egypt (via Jeff “#BeachBum” Berry)

(The original recipe calls for "Rose's Lime Cordial")

https://drinkboy.com/Cocktails/Recipe.aspx?itemid=210

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Suffering Bastard

Jan 27, 2023 at 12:58amWeb
Show threadRobert HessJan 27, 2023
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The original name for this drink was apparently the Suffering Bar Steward as created by Joe Scialom at the Long Bar at the Shepheard Hotel in Cairo Egypt (from 1937 to 1952). But as one might expect in a noisy bar after a few drinks, the name gets a little mangled. There are several recipes for this floating about. For mine I turned to one of my favorite sources, Beachbum Berrry's Grog Log, by Jeff Berry.
Show threadEvan StonerJan 27, 2023
@DrinkBoy I wonder if “Bar Steward” was a wink-and-a-nod way to say the more vulgar “Bastard”? I have no actual evidence, just speculation given that “bar steward” seems like both an awkward and a convenient construction.
Show threadRobert HessJan 27, 2023
@estoner
I feel that the entire name “suffering bar steward” is far more telling! 🤣
Show threadEvan StonerJan 27, 2023
@DrinkBoy I can see a rationale both ways. 😂
Show threadMartin DoudoroffJan 27, 2023
@DrinkBoy Coincidentally, I sampled the version last night that will soon be on Sunken Harbor Club’s menu. They’re making their own lime cordial, which is a hassle, but there’s no way lime juice and sugar can properly sub for it. Also, using a homemade ginger beer, a little like the Gin Gin Mule’s. And then they carbonate it. The resulting drink tastes a lot like fizzy Japanese-style pickled ginger.
Show threadRobert HessJan 27, 2023
@mdoudoroff
Oh‽ that sounds very interesting.