Brass Monkey (cocktail)

For other uses, see Brass Monkey.

Brass Monkey

Cocktail
Type	Cocktail
Served	On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard drinkware	Highball glass
Commonly used ingredients	One part dark rum One part vodka One part orange juice
Preparation	Stir together and serve over ice.

Brass Monkey is a name given to a number of different cocktail recipes. As with many lesser-known cocktails that are named after colloquial expressions, there are some wildly differing recipes that share the same name.

It can refer to a cocktail consisting of equal parts beer, and orange juice.

An alternative version of the brass monkey is defined as a 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor that has been consumed until the level of the malt liquor is equal to the label, upon which point orange juice is added.

There was a premixed cocktail called "Brass Monkey" produced by the Heublein Company in the 1980s and 1990s. It was fairly inexpensive and provided a portable alternative to regular mixed drinks. Heublein was based in Stamford, Connecticut, and had production facilities in the Hartford, Connecticut area. Brass Monkey was available in bottles from half pint up to 750 mL. At the time that Brass Monkey was released, liquor stores carried mostly beer, wine, and hard alcohol; there were very few premixed alternatives. The drink was named by Steve Doniger, an advertising executive, after an alleged WWII spy.

After several years of absence from the market the Brass Monkey premixed cocktail has recently been re-released as The Club" Brass Monkey. Produced by The Club Distilling Company of Stamford Ct. Brass Monkey is currently sold in liquor stores along with other premixed alcoholic beverages under the name The Club Cocktails owned by Diageo.

See also

• Brass Monkey (song)