Suffering Bastard

The suffering bastard is the name for two different mixed drinks, one being more of a standard cocktail (essentially a gin-and-brandy buck with added angostura bitters) associated with world war ii and the other being more of an exotic drink associated with tiki bars. as is the case with many cocktails, there are multiple recipe variations and historical origins have been argued and changed over time. two of the earliest recipe versions have very different ingredients. one from bartender joe scialom (1942) calls for brandy and gin, while another from tiki pioneer victor j. bergeron (aka trader vic) primarily uses rum along with "secret ingredients" and is known for being garnished with a...

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