Ding Ho

Name: Ding Ho
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 60 ml London dry gin; 15 ml St-Germain elderflower liqueur; 15 ml Almond orgeat syrup, non-alcoholic; 15 ml Fresh lime juice; 1 piece Lime slice or wedge, for garnish; 1 piece Cocktail cherry, for garnish

Elderflower liqueur and almond syrup share the sweetening role in this gin-and-lime cocktail. The two modifiers bring floral and nut-based components, while fresh ice supports a short rocks-glass serving after shaking.

pale cloudy ivory-yellow Ding Ho over fresh ice in a rocks glass with cherry and lime wedge.

Active preparation: 3 minutes

Ingredients

60 ml London dry gin
15 ml St-Germain elderflower liqueur
15 ml Almond orgeat syrup, non-alcoholic
15 ml Fresh lime juice
1 piece Lime slice or wedge, for garnish
1 piece Cocktail cherry, for garnish

Instructions

Measure gin, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, almond orgeat and lime juice into a shaker and add cubed ice.
Seal the shaker and shake briskly until thoroughly cold, about 10–12 seconds.
Fine-strain into a chilled rocks glass over fresh ice.
Finish with a cocktail cherry and lime wedge and serve promptly.