Ondine
Description
A Japanese-born long cocktail with an impressive cerulean blue color. This mystical and elegant drink inspired by the water nymph Ondine won the grand prize at the 1996 Suntory Cocktail Competition. Features sweet peach and citrus aromas with a refreshing taste.
Origin
Country of Origin: Japan （1996）
Created by Imperial Hotel bartender Osanai for the 1996 Suntory Cocktail Competition. Inspired by the water nymph Ondine from European folklore, expressed through beautiful blue colors and elegant flavors.
Birth Date Meaning
A person who symbolizes feminine grace
Expresses a person with graceful and mystical beauty like the water nymph Ondine
Famous Quotes
- "Beautiful and elegant cocktail like a water nymph" - Osanai, Imperial Hotel
Trivia
- Winner of the 1996 Suntory Cocktail Competition Long Cocktail Division Grand Prize
- Created by bartender Osanai from the Imperial Hotel, this is a Japanese-born cocktail
- Ondine is a water nymph from European folklore with a beautiful story of falling in love with humans
- Claude Debussy also composed a piano piece themed on Ondine
- The beautiful cerulean blue color evokes the image of a water nymph
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Beefeater Gin - 30 ml
- Luje Creme de Peche - 30 ml
- Hermes Blue Curacao - 5 ml
- Grapefruit Juice - 30 ml
- C.C. Lemon - 適量
Instructions:
- Add gin, creme de peche, blue curacao, and grapefruit juice to shaker
- Add ice and shake thoroughly
- Strain into ice-filled Collins glass
- Top with C.C. Lemon
- Stir gently to combine
- Garnish with lemon, orange, and lime peels
- Finish elegantly with dendrobium orchid and green and red cherries