Serve in a
Collins glassGarnish:
Mint sprig speared cucumber slice
How to make:
MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. Add next 5 ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger beer.
| 3 slice | English cucumber peeled |
| 8 fresh | Mint leaves |
| 1 1⁄2 fl oz | Cognac |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Velvet Falernum |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Freshly squeezed lime juice |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup |
| 1 fl oz | Three Cents Ginger Beer |
Comment:
As Jim Meehan said when he gave us this recipe, "This hybrid of Audrey Saunders Gin Gin Mule substitutes cognac for gin and adds falernum and cucumber. Milk & Honey barman Sam Ross has a similar drink made with Bourbon dubbed the Kentucky Maid: consider this her spicy French sister."
About:
Created in autumn 2008 by Jim Meehan at PDT, New York, USA.
