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Muddled Mission

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Discerning Drinkers (17)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fresh Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe)
1 1⁄2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of fresh strawberry.

Method

  1. MUDDLE strawberry in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with strawberry on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

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

  • 21.9 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Joaquín Simó at Death & Co., Manhattan, New York City.

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Review

An easy-drinking, gin-laced sour with strawberry, elderflower and delicate herbal notes.

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Comments & Discussion

Florian Ruf Premium Member
I made the original version today with 2 strawberries using Haymans gin. I would change to Tanqueray next time because Haymans IMHO is too floral for this cocktail.
score: 0
Florian Ruf Premium Member
Normally I first try the original recipe, but today I had to start with an no-ABV version. I used 2 strawberries, 6cl o,o% Tanqueray, Mionetto 0,0%, elderflower syrup and added two drops saline solution and a grind of good black pepper. The result was really tasty, obviously not like the original.
score: 1
peterme
It's wild to me that the drinkers rate it more highly than The Guide. I rarely see that.

(Also: it's a delicious drink.)
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
We had a go at making a rum version of this. In place of the gin, we used 45ml of white overproof pot still rum and added just 2.5ml Rum Agricole (as an echo of gin's botanical notes). Also, we substituted lime for the lemon juice. And we muddled two strawberries instead of just the one. We love the original and, to our taste, this is just a slightly deeper and more serious variant.
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Really luscious, nicely balanced and delicate complexity. As another commenter indicated, an extra strawberry in the muddle doesn't go astray. An excellent summer party cocktail.
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
One of our favourite things about cocktails is that deciphering their names can be a bit like solving a cryptic crossword. We guess that the name here is a subtle and gently humorous reference to the Carthusian monks who produce the incomparable Chartreuse. And we are sure that the good men of the book love their strawberries.
score: 1
Loz Horner
This is, as the rating I have given it proves, exceptional. Especially if you add an extra strawberry.
score: 1

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