Easy Street
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Ingredients
3 slice Cucumber (fresh)
1 1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1/2 oz Lemon juice
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 2/3 oz Soda water
How to make
Serve in a collins glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of cucumber slice speared with mint sprigs bouquet.
Method
- 3 MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
- 4 Add next 4 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- 5 STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
Garnish
- 6 Garnish with cucumber slice speared with mint sprigs bouquet.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
History
A gin-forward blend of cucumber and elderflower, brightened by lemon juice and a soda splash. Ideal for summer.
Anthony Schmidt created this drink in 2010. It was first made at Noble Experiment, a bar in San Diego, California.
Created by Anthony Schmidt