Todays drink was a viewer request. Either here in the comments or as a DM on instagram and I thought this could be a really instructive drink because it is a perfect example of a root cocktail at work.
This is the style of drink that perplexes those who are newly initiated in the world of cocktails. Basically a riff on a south side with the addition of Elderflower liqueur and also done as a Collins. I can always tell when someone is new to cocktails because they say oh this is just a blank but switch blank for blank. And it’s like yeah you’re right, that’s all cocktails!
The root of the white linen is really the gimlet which is a gin daiquiri and the root of that drink is the sour. It shows how changing out the components inside a drink’s template can create wildly different variations and new ideas are expressed. It’s also a fantastic way of testing new ingredients.
The white linen was created in the 2000’s by a bartender named Rene Dominguez at the Shady Lady Saloon in Sacramento California.
White Linen
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Gin Cucumber Forward Gin such as Hendrix or Martin Miller
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Elderflower Liqueur
Garnish
- 3 Cucumber Slices to muddle
Top
- Soda Water approx 1oz -1 1/2oz
Instructions
- Add ingredients in mixing tin.
- Add cucumber slices.
- Muddle.
- Add ice.
- Double strain.
- Top with Soda Water.
- Garnish: Cucumber Slices
- Enjoy!
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