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White Linen

Name: White Linen
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 6 slice Cucumber (fresh); 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 60 ml Soda water

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Ingredients
6 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Elderflower liqueur
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water (chilled)

Garnish: Skewered cucumber ribbon roll (made by twirling a long cucumber ribbon around tweezers)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. Add next 4 ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

17 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a cocktail created in 2008 by bartender Rene Dominguez at the Ella Dining Room in Sacramento, USA. This cocktail became popular at Shady Lady Saloon, also in Sacramento. (Originally made with a cucumber-forward gin such as Hendrick's.)

Review

As crisp and clean as white linen with cleansing lime and floral elderflower laced with gin.

AKA: St Germain Fizz

Variations/similar cocktails

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St Germain Elderflower Liqueur 200ml - makes 13 cocktails
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Yorey C 2y

bit too limey but refreshing

Glen Urquhart 2y

Didn’t vibe with this recipe prefer specs as per Leandro from the Educated Barfly -

3 Cucumber slices (muddled)
45 mls Cucumber forward Gin
15 mls Elderflower Liqueur
30 mls Lemon Juice
15 mls Simple Syrup
Top with soda water
Garnish with a slice of Cucumber

Smythe Richbourg 3y

I’ve been making these a lot this summer. They are really delicious and very cooling. I like to use Kaitlyn Stewart’s cucumber twirl for garnish - looks magical and your guests will be impressed! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT82bFAHr/

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

I've added a note on how to make a cucumber roll.

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