Gin Cocktails
Old Maid Cocktail
Old Maid Cocktail Ingredients
2 oz. Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin
1 oz. Fresh lime juice
0.75 oz. Simple syrup
6-8 Loose mint leaves
3 slices Cucumber
Garnish
Fresh mint
Cucumber
Old Maid Cocktail Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake hard. Fine strain into a coupe or double rocks glass and add ice if desired. Garnish with fresh mint and cucumber slices.
Old Maid Cocktail Story
Invented by Sam Ross in 2004 at Milk and Honey in New York City, the Old Maid was conceived of as part of a whole family of easily modifiable cocktails. Though the Old Maid itself closely resembles a Southside cocktail, Ross crafted the drink to allow for the substitution of the base spirit without losing the essence of the original cocktail. This model of crafting cocktails would become one of the defining innovations of the early days of the modern cocktail renaissance.