Ingredients

  • 2 ozirish-whiskey
  • ½ ozelderflower-liqueur
  • ¾ ozfresh-lemon-juice
  • ½ ozsimple-syrup
  • 4 slicescucumber

🔧 Tools

muddlershakerstrainerjigger

Instructions

  1. Muddle cucumber slices in a shaker.
  2. Add remaining ingredients with ice.
  3. Shake vigorously for 12 seconds.
  4. Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  5. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

📜 History

Created by bartender Sam Ross in the mid-2000s as an Irish riff on the Whiskey Smash. The cucumber and elderflower create an unexpectedly elegant pairing with Irish whiskey.

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