The Irish Maid

The Irish Maid

For this Friday cocktail, we had to go with the perfect St. Patricks Day cocktail! The Irish Maid is a light, refreshing cocktail that will make you ditch the green beer for something a little more sophisticated.

A perfect cocktail that is surprisingly not too sweet, with the added freshness of the cucumbers that is both floral and refreshing, with a burst of aromatics and the cooling touch of cucumber makes for a delicious cocktail!

Yield: serves 1

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Mastrogiannis Baton Brandy
  • 1 oz Elderflower liqueur (we used St. Germain)
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1 oz Simple Syrup
  • 2 cucumber slices
  • And a few more cucumber slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker add cucumber slices and muddle lighly, then add the rest of the ingredients. Shake well with ice. Pour in a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with cucumber slices.