Irish Maid
Ingredients
- 2 slice Cucumber
- 2 oz Bushmills Black Bush
- 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
- 2⁄3 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
Method
Glassware:
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of cucumber slice.
Method:
- MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
- Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with cucumber slice.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created by Jack McGarry at The Dead Rabbit, New York City, USA, this is an Irish-whiskey-based riff on Sam Ross' Kentucky Maid cocktail which is considered a contemporary classic.
Review:
Fresh, juicy cucumber and elderflower with Irish whiskey and zesty lemon.
