Cucumber Gin Cocktail
Medium
4 minutes
Rocks
Highballs & Long Drinks
Cucumber Gin Cocktail
Medium
4 minutes
Rocks
Source: Elixiary Curated Collection
Ingredients
- English hothouse cucumber1 (use for muddling and ribbons)
- Makrut (kaffir) lime leaves or lime zest strips5 leaves or four 2-inch strips
- Lemon wheels4, divided
- Gin4 oz (for 2 servings)
- Fresh lime juice1 oz
- Raw sugar2 tsp
- Club sodato top
Instructions
- 1Peel 4 long cucumber ribbons for garnish.
- 2Set aside the cucumber ribbons.
- 3Cut a 4-inch piece from the remaining cucumber.
- 4Coarsely chop the cucumber piece.
- 5Add the chopped cucumber, makrut lime leaves (or lime zest strips), raw sugar, and 2 lemon wheels to a cocktail shaker.
- 6Muddle until well crushed.
- 7Add the gin and fresh lime juice to the shaker.
- 8Fill the shaker with ice.
- 9Shake until very cold (about 20 seconds).
- 10Fine-strain into two ice-filled rocks glasses.
- 11Top each glass with club soda.
- 12Gently stir.
- 13Garnish each glass with two reserved cucumber ribbons and the remaining lemon wheels.
Pro Tip
- Fine strain
- Garnish
Garnish
cucumber ribbon + mint sprig
Tags
Style Contemporary Classic
Flavor Citrus
Flavor Fruity
Serve Long
Season Summer
Ingredients
- English hothouse cucumber1 (use for muddling and ribbons)
- Makrut (kaffir) lime leaves or lime zest strips5 leaves or four 2-inch strips
- Lemon wheels4, divided
- Gin4 oz (for 2 servings)
- Fresh lime juice1 oz
- Raw sugar2 tsp
- Club sodato top
Instructions
- 1Peel 4 long cucumber ribbons for garnish.
- 2Set aside the cucumber ribbons.
- 3Cut a 4-inch piece from the remaining cucumber.
- 4Coarsely chop the cucumber piece.
- 5Add the chopped cucumber, makrut lime leaves (or lime zest strips), raw sugar, and 2 lemon wheels to a cocktail shaker.
- 6Muddle until well crushed.
- 7Add the gin and fresh lime juice to the shaker.
- 8Fill the shaker with ice.
- 9Shake until very cold (about 20 seconds).
- 10Fine-strain into two ice-filled rocks glasses.
- 11Top each glass with club soda.
- 12Gently stir.
- 13Garnish each glass with two reserved cucumber ribbons and the remaining lemon wheels.
Pro Tip
- Fine strain
- Garnish
Garnish
cucumber ribbon + mint sprig
Tags
Style Contemporary Classic
Flavor Citrus
Flavor Fruity
Serve Long
Season Summer
