French Maid

Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:

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3 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
8 fresh	Mint leaves
1 1⁄2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1⁄2 fl oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1 fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs and cucumber slice.

How to make:

3. MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker.
4. Add next 5 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
5. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
6. TOP with ginger beer.

Garnish:

7. Garnish with cucumber slice speared with mint sprigs bouquet.

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Alcohol content:

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

• 16.3 grams of pure alcohol

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