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

Rene Dominguez

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Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

 

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• 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!

Keyword cucumber, Cucumber Forward Gin, Cucumber Slices, elderflower Liqueur, Gin, lemon juice, Rene Dominguez, simple syrup, soda water, White Linen