Six Geese A-Laying Grey Goose Cocktail

Grey Goose is one of the best vodkas out there. When TABLE tasked bartender Aiden Leyland of Pittsburgh gastropub The Commoner with being number six in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” cocktail series, Leyland came up with an inventive Six Geese-a-Laying Grey Goose cocktail that infuses this classic vodka with toasted oats and matcha syrup for a refreshing and refined drink. The matcha syrup is also great to put into other cocktails or mocktails, because it keeps in your fridge for up to a month. Note: It’s best to make the toasted oat Grey Goose overnight, so plan in advance to serve the next day if you’re making this cocktail!

What’s Up with the Six Geese-a-Laying?

Christians have claimed that the six geese-a-laying refers to the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis. But goose was also a very popular meal in Europe in the 1700s when the original “Twelve Days of Christmas” first appeared. Maybe if you’re really reading into it, the geese could symbolize fertility and new life, and each egg could represent a promise of abundance and growth. But it’s also likely that this was a popular Christmas feast food when the song came into being. Suffice it to say the vodka the European peasants were drinking was probably a little stronger than what we have today, but maybe they would have enjoyed a Grey Goose cocktail too.

Six Geese A-Laying Grey Goose Cocktail

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• Author: Aiden Leyland

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Description

For the cocktail:

• 1.5oz toasted oat Grey Goose (See below)
• 0.5oz Dolin Génépy
• 0.75oz matcha syrup (See below)
• 0.66oz fresh lime juice
• 1 egg white
• 1 cinnamon stick

For the toasted oat Grey Goose:

• 150g Grey Goose vodka
• 50g oats

For the matcha syrup:

• 250g hot water (approximately 1 cup)
• 250g sugar (approximately 1 cup)
• 5g matcha powder (approximately 1 teaspoon)

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Ingredients

For the cocktail:

1. Combine ingredients in shaking tin. Shake without ice for 12 seconds to disperse the egg white and whip it into foam.
2. Open the shaker, than add ice to shake again for another 12 seconds. Double strain into a coup through a fine mesh strainer to remove all the ice particles.
3. Grate the cinnamon stick onto one side of the glass for garnish. Enjoy!

For the matcha syrup:

1. Combine the matcha powder with the hot water first in order to break up any clumps that may occur.
2. While water is still warm, add the sugar. Store for up to one month.

For the toasted oat Grey Goose:

1. Toast the oats in a pan until aromatic and a little brown. Once done, add the oats into a container with the vodka.
2. Let the toasted oats sit in the vodka for at least 8 hours, or overnight. 24 hours for best results.

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Check out the rest of our “Twelve Days of Christmas” cocktails or make the whole set!

Recipe by Aiden Leyland of The Commoner
Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Laura Petrilla

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