30 August 2007

The Flying Cucumber

Dunno how summer’s treating you where you are. Here in BKLN NYC, the weather’s been unpredictable all summer. Be that as it may, here’s a great drink for your Labor Day weekend.

I’m calling this the Flying Cucumber because of its obvious origins in the Aviation. The Martin Miller’s is good for this because it has definite cuke notes, but Hendrick’s would probably work well, too. Here’s a piccy of it; the recipe’s after the jump.

The Flying Cucumber photograph by Jennifer Hess

Flying Cucumber

Muddle two cucumber slices in a mixing glass, and then add: 2 oz. Martin Miller’s gin 1/2 oz. lemon juice 1/4 oz. St.-Germain Elderflower Liqueur Shake over ice and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with cucumber slices or strips of peel.

4 Responses to “The Flying Cucumber”

  1. 1
    At 1:25 pm on 31 August 2007, Blair 'TraderTiki' Reynolds said:

    Hmm, no Martin Miller’s (never heard), but I’ve got a bottle of Hendricks in my freezer that I think would be just fine and dandy in that!

  2. 2
    At 2:23 pm on 31 August 2007, Serge Lescouarnec said:

    Good afternoon

    A few words to let you know that ‘A Dash of Bitters’ made it onto my ‘Take 5′ List for ‘Blog Day 2007′.

    Here is the link
    http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/2007/08/take-5for-blog-.html

    Have a great week-end

    Serge
    ‘The French Guy from New Jersey’

  3. 3
    At 9:18 pm on 2 September 2007, The Spirit World - » This Week on the Web said:

    [...] Liqueur. This week, the folks at A Dash of Bitters have used it in an intiguing looking concoction: The Flying Cucumber. I would be putting one together right now if I had St. [...]

  4. 4
    At 11:48 am on 1 April 2008, cocktailnerd » Blog Archive » Last night’s dogbite: The Flying Cucumber - A blog of most things cocktail and alcohol related said:

    [...] far and wide at one point landing squarely and confidently on Michael Dietsch’s ‘The Flying Cucumber‘ which he posted at his blog, A Dash of Bitters, many months ago. I was attracted this recipe [...]

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