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Old Maid

Name: Old Maid
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 slice Cucumber (fresh); 8 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

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Ingredients
3 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
8 fresh	Mint leaves
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of cucumber slice speared with mint sprigs bouquet.

Method

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with a mint sprigs speared cucumber slice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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:

19.5 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2004 by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA.

More cocktails by Sam Ross

Review

Zings with freshness. Lime, mint and cucumber make this gin-laced cocktail a veritable health tonic.

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Jordi Reig 1y

De las mejores recetas que hemos descubierto últimamente. Una auténtica maravilla!

Loïc Pierre 1y

Pretty nice, to me it would be best with crushed ice. Next time I'll try it with a little bit less sugar and more cucumber slices to muddle.

Jordy Clasie 5y

Refreshing drink. For me the lime can be 5 ml less, decent cocktail though

CJ Grant 18w

Agreed - definitely a refreshing drink that maybe could have a little less sour. The gin, even at 2oz isn't carrying its weight, it seems to me. But it is very enjoyable and works quite well as a spring or summer on the deck beverage.

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