You’ve heard of Green Goddess salad, healthy green juice…now get ready for a green cocktail. The bar team at the luxury Fairmont Hotel shared this recipe from fl.2, their bar space known for lovely ambience, quality service, and creative drinks. The Green Beast is a refreshing, herbaceous cocktail balanced with house-made thyme syrup, crisp cucumber, and zesty lime. This unique blend offers a smooth yet vibrant flavor with a hint of botanical complexity. Low calorie and perfect for sipping and savoring!
What Makes This Cocktail Green?
While many cocktails use Midori for its green color, this one uses Genepy, a liqueur that might not be on your radar. Genepy, called “the quintessential Alpine drink,” is from France and is best served chilled. It comes from a variety of artemisia (often translated into English as “mountain sage”) found principally in the mountains of central Europe. It’s beloved in French ski resorts, particularly as a digestivo after a big pot of fondue. Here it helps give this cocktail its refreshing quality and its distinctive color.
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The Green Beast
Description
A low-calorie cocktail recipe that will refresh you without the bloating.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 oz Hendricks
- 1 oz Cointreau
- ½ oz Genepy
- ½ oz Thyme Syrup
- ¾ Cucumber Juice
- ½ oz Lime Juice
- Tonic to top off
- Absinthe for spray
- Cucumber fan for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, crush the cucumber slices to release their juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice, then pour in the lime juice, thyme syrup, Cointreau, Genepy, and gin. Put the lid on your shaker and shake until the cocktail is thoroughly chilled, about 20 seconds.
- Optional: Spray glass with absinthe before pouring.
- Strain into tall glass and garnish with lime or cucumber fan.
Recipe and photo courtesy of the Fairmont
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