Cocktail recipe

Old Maid

Glass
Rocks
Method
Shaken
Served
On ice
Garnish
Mint sprigs speared cucumber slice
Base
Gin
Old Maid in a rocks glass

Ingredients

  • Cucumber3 slice
  • Mint8
  • Gin60 ml
  • Lime juice30 ml
  • Sugar syrup15 ml

Method

Muddle, shake with ice and fine strain.

Flavour profile

StrengthMedium strength
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourLeans dry or sour
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 18.1% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

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