The muddled mission is a very pretty, gin-based cocktail that features fresh strawberry and elderflower liqueur. The resulting flavours are sweet, fruit forward, floral, vibrant, and with a light herbal undertone. I see this as a lovely summer cocktail, perfect for enjoying the sweet, ripe strawberries of the season. Then again, I could see myself enjoying it any time of the year.
For this cocktail to stay true to form, it is important to use a gin with a juniper-based flavour profile. It was developed using Anchor Junipero gin. However, a common household brand substitute for this would be Tanqueray dry gin.
I really like this cocktail to have a bold and fruity strawberry flavour on top, so I recommend using quite a large strawberry, or two smaller ones. Also, I reduced the amount of elderflower liqueur by half to avoid making the cocktail overly floral and sweet.
The little bit of Yellow Chartreuse in this cocktail adds such a huge amount of depth. This herbaceous French liqueur is a key component in making this cocktail what it is.
To make the muddled mission cocktail, use a muddler to mash the strawberry into a purée in your cocktail shaker. Add in the gin, elderflower liqueur, yellow chartreuse, and freshly squeezed lemon juice, along with a few ice cubes. Shake well for about twenty seconds, then strain into a coupe glass. Then, optionally, garnish with a small strawberry and/or some tiny flowers.
This cocktail was developed by Joaquín Simó in 2008 for the famous Death & Co cocktail bar in New York. It is featured in their highly acclaimed cocktail book of the same name.
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Muddled Mission Cocktail
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktails
- Cuisine: American
Description
The muddled mission is bright and lively with fresh fruit and floral notes. If you enjoy strawberry and gin, you will like this cocktail.
Ingredients
1 large strawberry
1 ½ oz Tanqueray dry gin (or another juniper-based gin)
½ oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur *
¼ oz Yellow Chartreuse
¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
strawberry (optional garnish)
Instructions
Use a muddler to mash the strawberry into a purée in your cocktail shaker.
Add in the gin, elderflower liqueur, yellow chartreuse, and freshly squeezed lemon juice, along with a few ice cubes.
Shake well for about twenty seconds, then strain into a coupe glass.
Optionally, garnish with a small strawberry and/or some tiny flowers.
Notes
* The original recipe calls for 1 oz of St. Germain liqueur, however, I found this to be much too sweet.
This cocktail was developed by Joaquín Simó in 2008 for the famous Death & Co cocktail bar in New York. It is featured in their highly acclaimed Death & Co book.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 9
- Sugar: 9.4 g
- Sodium: 0.3 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.6 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: muddled mission cocktail, muddled mission
Robyn K says
I never tried this cocktail before. The flavours blended really well and I quite enjoyed it.
Asha says
Thank you for the kind review, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!