Name: The French Canadian
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 slice Cucumber (fresh); 20 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Gin; 10 ml Maple syrup; 15 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

The French Canadian
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Photographed in a Michelangelo Coppa 225ml

Ingredients:
1 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
²⁄₃ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₃ oz	Maple syrup
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of cucumber slice.
MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients.
SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Review:

Dry and aromatic with cucumber adding freshness. A good apéritif cocktail.

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History:

Created in 2015 by Dan Corum Fisher at Hawksmoor in Air Street, London, England.

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Chris Dimal

16th August 2023 at 09:07

I feel this drink is great any time of the day really. The maple syrup really makes it rich, but the lemon and cucumber refreshes it. The spirits are not as forward, but it is a great example that not every cocktail needs to be a glass of booze. I could still taste them too, the gin really comes with the cucumber, while the Cognac comes with the lemon and maple.

Jose Cruz

2nd April 2023 at 05:03

is not often i find myself not making changes to a cocktail, this one is just PERFECT ! top 10 for sure.

Frederic D.

23rd January 2023 at 01:01

Hmm. More interesting than really delicious as far as I'm concerned. Certainly good flavors but I think I would rather have my cucumber and gin as a martini-style drink, and my cognac/maple combination as something else too.

Joanne Hakim

16th March 2021 at 23:05

Yum!

Lotte Verduin

9th February 2021 at 21:56

Thank you for the quick reply! By the way, it seems like a small amount of fluids (60ml) compared to most cocktails that are around 100-110ml. Or does the cucumber slice need to be thick enough to produce around 30ml of juice? Or do you shake this one longer than usual?