This wasn’t my first cucumber-infused gin cocktail recipe, but it was so good it had to be the first I posted. The gimlet is a fine drink—particularly when not made with Rose’s syrup—but I often want something more refreshing, so I dress it up with sparkling water, yielding a Gin Rickey. Cucumber, so cooling and bright, is an even better addition.

This wasn’t my first cucumber-infused gin cocktail recipe, but it was so good it had to be the first I posted. The gimlet is a fine drink—particularly when not made with Rose’s syrup—but I often want something more refreshing, so I dress it up with sparkling water, yielding a Gin Rickey. Cucumber, so cooling and bright, is an even better addition.

Cucumber Gimlet

Makes 1 drink.

Ingredients:

2 ounces (2 pony shots) cucumber-infused gin (recipe)
1/2 ounce (1/2 pony shot) lime juice
1/4 ounce (1/4 pony shot) simple syrup
1 slice cucumber
1 long lime twist

Fill a cocktail glass with large ice cubes. Set aside to chill.

Fill a cocktail shaker with large ice cubes. Add the cucumber-infused gin, lime juice, and simple syrup to the shaker. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Let sit until the outside of the shaker starts to sweat.

Refreshing, Bright, Relaxing

With a small knife, cut a small slit in the middle of the cucumber. Thread the lime twist through the cucumber so that the cucumber is about halfway along the twist’s length.

Discard the ice in the cocktail glass. Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass. Float the cucumber slice on top of the drink, with half of the twist in the drink and half twisting upward above the glass. Enjoy.

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Cucumber Gimlet