Name: Vieux Mot
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 10 ml Sugar syrup (rich) 2 sugar to 1 water

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz	St-Germain elderflower liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, 2 sugar to 1 water rich syrup)
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Review:

There's no lychee in this cocktail but the gin, citrus and elderflower combined are reminiscent of lychee.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2007 by Don Lee at PDT, New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Vieux Mot contains 158 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
19.49% alc./vol. (38.98° proof)
18 grams of pure alcohol

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