Name: Irish Maid
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 slice Cucumber (fresh); 60 ml Irish whiskey; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 20 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
2 oz	Irish whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Elderflower liqueur
²⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of cucumber slice.
MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with cucumber slice.

Review:

Fresh, juicy cucumber and elderflower with Irish whiskey and zesty lemon.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Jack McGarry at The Dead Rabbit, New York City, USA, this is an Irish-whiskey-based riff on Sam Ross' Kentucky Maid cocktail which is considered a contemporary classic.

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Ruth Harvey

29th March at 19:04

I made a cross between this and a Kentucky Maid using Jack Daniels Honey instead of the Irish Whiskey and honey instead of the sugar syrup. It was delicious.

Daniel Jones

9th April 2024 at 07:01

My favorite cocktail with muddled cucumber so far, and was very good with Redbreast 12. I was thinking of how to serve it up, next time I'll try a 1:1 syrup at 1/4 oz with a long & hard shake. A great balanced cocktail where Elderflower liqueur doesn't dominate.

Chris Brislawn

24th October 2023 at 04:46

Very nice. Interesting blend of herbal flavors; the lemon doesn't dominate. I cut the syrup to 1/4 oz and added a dash of celery bitters and it was still plenty sweet. Made it with Dunville's Three Crowns Irish Whiskey (lightly peated) and Fiorente Elderflower.

Taylan Çelik

6th November 2022 at 11:50

Great cocktail. So delicious. I just bought a bottle of elderflower for this.

John Hinojos

18th March 2022 at 00:05

Great cocktail. Very refreshing and flavourful. Used Bushmills and it worked perfectly. Cucumber adds a wonderful taste.

G. M. Genovese

15th February 2022 at 18:27

Made this with Bushmills and St. Elder; English cucumber... Mad expressive flavors, very tasty... But is it perhaps a tiny touch too sweet?... 5 ml... so much better! (15 Feb 2022, 1:27p)

Bob Cook

26th June 2021 at 21:51

I made this cocktail, following the recipe without trying to be creative, and the result was a very pleasant Irish whiskey cocktail. The cucumber balances out the sour from the lemon juice.

EandJ Drinksalot

16th March 2021 at 23:24

Great cocktail, perfectly balanced, refreshing and tasty!!
We have made it with Jameson as well as Bushmills and both whiskeys worked well.

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