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Vents Du Fleuve / River's Winds Recipe

Name: Brasserie Les Mordus VENTS DU FLEUVE / RIVER'S WINDS Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml London dry gin; 20 ml fresh lemon juice; 30 ml cucumber juice (seeded, pressed); 15 ml simple syrup (1:1); 4 drops meadowsweet (Filipendula) hydrosol OR bayberry (Myrica gale) hydrolat; 1 cup ice (for shaking); 1 each thin cucumber ribbon (for garnish); 1 each lemon twist; 1 each optional chilled cucumber slice (for glass)

Inspired by Brasserie Les Mordus

Time10m

Serves1

Gin, Citron, Concombre, Hydrolat de myrique baumier

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

1/4 cup (60 ml) London dry gin1 1/3 tbsp (20 ml) fresh lemon juice2.03 tbsp (30 ml) cucumber juice (seeded, pressed)1.01 tbsp (15 ml) simple syrup (1:1)4 drops meadowsweet (Filipendula) hydrosol OR bayberry (Myrica gale) hydrolat1 cup ice (for shaking)

Garnish & Rinse

1 each thin cucumber ribbon (for garnish)1 each lemon twist1 each optional chilled cucumber slice (for glass)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare cucumber juice

Peel (if skin is waxy) and coarsely chop 1/2 a medium cucumber. Press through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a small bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. You need approximately 30 ml of cucumber juice. Discard pulp or save for another use.

Combine and chill

In a cocktail shaker, add 60 ml gin, 20 ml fresh lemon juice, 30 ml fresh cucumber juice, and 15 ml simple syrup. Add 1 cup of ice to the shaker.

Add hydrolat

Add 4 drops of myrica gale (bayberry) hydrolat to the shaker. If you only have meadowsweet hydrosol, use 3–4 drops. The hydrolat is very aromatic — start with the stated amount and adjust in future batches if desired.

Shake

Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.

Double-strain and serve

Double-strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh sieve to remove ice shards and any tiny cucumber solids. Optionally, chill the glass beforehand with ice and water, then dump before pouring.

Garnish & Finish

Rinse (optional)

If you want an intensified aromatic rim, gently wipe the inner rim of the glass with the lemon twist and run the cucumber slice lightly around the edge. Do not over-wet the rim; the hydrolat in the cocktail is the main aromatic.

Garnish

Float the thin cucumber ribbon in the surface of the cocktail or drape it along the inside of the glass. Twist the lemon peel over the drink to express oils, then discard or place on the rim. Serve immediately.