Amber Moon

An Amber Moon is a cocktail containing Tabasco sauce, raw egg, and whiskey or sometimes vodka. The drink is similar to a Prairie oyster, but has fewer ingredients and includes alcohol. It is therefore intended more as a "pick me up" or "hair of the dog" hangover remedy.

The Amber Moon is featured in the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express, based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie. In the film, the butler Mr. Beddoes, played by John Gielgud, brings this drink to his employer, Mr. Ratchett, just prior to the discovery of the murder. Beddoes knocks on the door of the dead man's train compartment and announces "Your Amber Moon, Mr. Ratchett." Beddoes is later questioned about the death of Ratchett by Hercule Poirot and relates "His breakfast was his amber moon. He never rose until it had had its full effect."

3 oz whiskey or vodka (89 mL)
1 raw egg
Tabasco sauce

Crack an egg into a tall glass, leaving the yolk unbroken. Pour in whiskey. Add Tabasco to taste, or serve on the side.