Ingredients
Lime Juice →0.5 oz / 15 mL
Brandy →1 oz / 30 mL
Ginger Beer →3 oz / 89 mL
Angostura Bitters →0.05 oz / 1 mL
Gin →1 oz / 30 mL
Suffering Bastard
Suffering Bastard is a classic gin cocktail - lime, ginger beer, bitters in support, built in the glass. The proportions are the point: recognizable structure, not kitchen-sink improvisation.
Established named drink with documented provenance.
- Source: Widely published classic cocktail canon
- Source: IBA Official Cocktail List
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- highball
- Prep
- 4 min
13.2%
Total ABV
after dilution
One perfect serve
Standard recipe
Preparation
- 1
Set up a chilled highball for Suffering Bastard.
- 2
Build the measured ingredients over fresh ice in recipe order.
- 3
Give a short stir, garnish, and serve Suffering Bastard cold.
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Batch and scale without guessing
Finished batch
49.73 oz
≈ 8 serves
Added water
5.33 oz
12% dilution
Estimated cost
$31.97
$4.00 per serve
Exact batch volumes
Scaled live from the standard recipe. Bottle estimates assume 750ml.
4 oz
8 oz
24 oz
0.4 oz
8 oz
Filtered water5.33 oz