The Cocktail Spirit with Robert HessCucumber Lavender Sour
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In this very special episode, Charlotte Voisey of Hendrick's Gin and William Grant & Sons mixes her original Cucumber Lavender Sour. This is soon to become a classic summer refresher.
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Recipe
Cucumber Lavender Sour
- 1 ½ oz Hendrick’s Gin
- ¼ oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liquor
- ¾ oz Sonoma Lavender Syrup
- ½ oz fresh lemon juice
- 2 slices cucumber
- Dash lavender bitters
Muddle cucumber with lavender syrup
Add other ingredients and shake well
Serve over ice in a tall glass
Garnish with a fresh lavender bud and a slice of cucumber
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Charlotte,
I have Canton Ginger Liqueur and Domaine de Canton Liqueur, but would Bols ginger brandy suffice?
Cheers!
Blair
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Okay, now where did the Alternate formats menu go? I’m still having trouble with this new player actually playing videos.
This might be a nevermind. Seems to be showing now that I played with some of the player settings.
Looks like a great drink, but where could one find lavender bitters? Could you use something else in it’s place?
Where did the WMV and Quicktime feeds go?
And the Ipod download! Nothing better than putting onto my Ipod before going out and giving it to the bartender to try the out the drink.
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What? What? No more WMV Files? but… but… sigh…
After watching a couple of the new “ipod” format, I’m going to have to switch to the “AppleTV” feed. If I recall the sizes correctly, that’s going to about triple the size of the downloads for me compared to the old quicktime feed, which had a great balance between size and quality. I don’t think you’re going to save any bandwidth there…
Back on topic, the Cucumber Lavender Sour calls for some pretty exotic ingredients. I know it won’t be the same, but is there a “dumbed down” version?
Gary - you can get the Lavender Bitters (and 6 other wonderful flavours) from Bob aka Robert himself since they are now called Bob’s Bitters at this address: info at nijizaki dot com. They’re 12GBP for a 100ml bottle if I remember correctly. Jay did a very thorough write up on them a while back on Oh Gosh. http://ohgo.sh/archive/bobs-bitters-nijizaki/. They are REALLY tasty
Does anyone have a recipe for making lavender syrup from scratch? I have access to a health food store where I can buy lavender leaves in bulk, which means, I can buy .0002 of an ounce or 200 lbs. So I’d much rather buy $1.00 worth of Lavender leaves and make a small batch of lavender syrup myself, then purchase a $30 of Sonama Lavender Syrup.
Anyone know a recipe?
I used lavender leaves and blossoms from my garden. About 1/4 teaspoon fresh leaves, maybe 3 or 4 blossoms. Then added it to my simple syrup mix. Came out a little light on the lavender flavor. Play with it to get the taste you desire. This drink is marvelous. I did muddle a stick or 2 of fresh ginger root with the cucumber, and double strained into my sour glass. I did not have lavender bitters, so I used peychaud’s aromatic bitters instead.