Name: Hellenika’s Ari Onassis cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 60 ml Mastiha liqueur; 30 ml St Germain Elderflower liqueur; 30 ml Hendrick's gin; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 cucumber sticks, to garnish; Ice cubes, to shake

Hellenika’s Ari Onassis cocktail

Named after Greece's larger-than-life tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, this gin cocktail is equal parts refreshing and sweet.

Two glasses of Ari Onassis cocktail garnished with two long slices of baby cucumber each — Photo: Chris Court

“This is a beautifully refreshing summer cocktail. It really is the perfect combination of old-school and innovation,” says Gloftis.

Ingredients

60 ml Mastiha liqueur

30 ml St Germain Elderflower liqueur

30 ml Hendrick’s gin

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 cucumber sticks, to garnish

Ice cubes, to shake

Method

1.Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice; shake until well combined and chilled. Double strain into a coupe or martini glass and serve with fresh cucumber sticks. Makes 100ml.

Mastiha (or mastika) is a sweet pine-scented Greek liqueur made by distilling the resin from the mastic tree, native to Chios.
Notes

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Vivien Walsh is a Sydney-based stylist specialising in food, lifestyle and interiors. With 17 years’ experience, her work has appeared in Gourmet Traveller, Stellar and for brands including Westfield, Woolworths, Merivale and Four Seasons.

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