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.