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This drink is very interesting. Gordon's gives a celery note, oddly enough, and I like it more than I expect. A lot of cocktails dilute the alcoholic taste, but this recipe for a Maiden's Blush has a bite in the throat the moment you drink it. Very fun drink, and if you like gin you'll probably love it.

Tried a Maiden's Blush for the first time tonight - surprisingly less zippy and more subtle, which I appreciated. I enjoyed Pierre Ferrand here, to maintain a balanced sweetness. A fragrant grenadine with the right hits of orange blossom (or rose water, I'm sure) really rounds out the rest of the palate. I also omitted the simple syrup, and opted for a barely-more generous barspoon of grenadine for more "blush" (plus I didn't need to reach for another syrup bottle for simplicity's sake).

A dry, citrus and gin forward cocktail. The homemade grenadine comes in at the end. Not overly sweet, but I could see where it would be pushing the envelope for some.

Personally think it works better with Cointreau than Pierre Ferrand.

Had for an aperitif on Valentine's Day with pate and Scottish oat cakes. Went perfectly. Did back off a bit on the sugar syrup and would probably omit next time. Loved it.

I like it, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to make it again. I guess I'm ambivalent about it.

I enjoyed this. I have a large amount of homemade grenadine to use up and this has the right balance of sweet and sour. Thanks!

Great website Simon - I’ve been using it lots and it’s been awesome in lockdown. My first comment - this is too sweet! Less grenadine maybe? More lemon juice?