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French Maid

Name: French Maid
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 slice Cucumber (fresh); 8 fresh Mint leaves; 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 30 ml Ginger beer

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Ingredients
3 slice	Cucumber (fresh)
8 fresh	Mint leaves
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	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

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

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

Method

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
Add next 5 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
TOP with ginger beer.

Garnish

Garnish with cucumber slice speared with mint sprigs bouquet.

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:

15.5 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in autumn 2007 by Jim Meehan at PDT in New York City for an art gallery opening hosted by John Pellaton of Hine Cognac.

More cocktails by Jim Meehan

Review

As Jim Meehan said when he gave us this recipe, "This hybrid of Audrey Saunders Gin Gin Mule substitutes cognac for gin and adds falernum and cucumber. Milk & Honey barman Sam Ross has a similar drink made with Bourbon dubbed the Kentucky Maid: consider this her spicy French sister."

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Comments & Discussion

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Beverly Stanton 1w

Very different but in a good way. Refreshing and a bit savory. I didnt have enough mint. I feel more mint would have made it perfect.

Chris Dimal 16w

Delicious and spicy. I did use ginger syrup in place of ginger beer alongside plain soda. I guess this is why the Cognac does get a little lost.

Larry Havard Premium Member 17w

Unique and beautiful.

Matthew Kimble 26w

Delicious, everything works so well together and the richness of the cognac contrasts wonderfully with the freshness of the lime, mint, and cucumber. Definitely one to keep in mind.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 4y

You had me at cucumber and mint... A well-rounded flavor profile... Each ingredient provides subtle shading to the decidedly grapey (Godet VS), ginger-tinged (Fever Tree), melon-menthol showcase... Going into the rotation. (16 May 2022, 6:43p)

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