Hot Charlotte (Modified)
Local legend and bartender Murray Stenson created the THE HOT CHARLOTTE at Zig Zag Café below Pike Place Market. Sometimes Seattle gets it right.
1½ oz. Hendrick’s Gin
1 oz. English Cucumber & Meyer Lemon Elixir
½ oz Elderflower Liqueur
½ oz lemon juice
Tabasco sauce (to taste)
1 cucumber wheel (for garnish)
Combine all ingredients with 4–6 dashes (or more, to taste) of Tabasco sauce in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice in bucket glass, garnish with a cucumber wheel.