Irish Maid

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Slices of Cucumber
(approx. 6 mm thick slices)
- 60 ml Irish Whisky
- 15 ml Elderflower Liqueur
- 22,5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 22,5 ml Simple Syrup

GARNISH:
- Cucumber Flower

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Muddle cucumber slices in a cocktail shaker.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Add ice and shake until chilled.
• Double strain into a cocktail glass over fresh ice.
• Garnish with a cucumber flower.

Cocktail author: Jack McGarry.

Irish Maid was a cocktail that truly surprised me. Going in I was not sure what I was expecting it to taste like, but right after the first sip it surpassed anything I was imagining. It was definitely not like any other whisky cocktail I have tasted before.

Smooth texture and light fruity notes of the Irish whisky blended seamlessly with sweet elderflower and refreshing cucumber flavours creating a wholesome cocktail base. Additional freshness and balance are brought by lemon juice and simple syrup. All of the ingredients combine perfectly into a cohesive whole by complementing and supplementing each other. It is one of those cocktails were cocktail itself achieves something much greater than the sum of its parts.

Irish Maid will absolutely be one of the cocktails making a reappearance in my summer cocktail rotation.

Source material:
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/irish-maid/