Cucumber Cooler Cocktail

A fresh summery cocktail that will help you use up all of the cucumbers going mad in the garden! I had some gherkins that I had let get far too big and knew I wouldn’t get through them quickly enough. So I juiced them, froze the juice into cubes and used the pulp to make a sort of gherkin relish.

If you’re not a gin fan, vodka or white rum would work fine. If you wanted this as a mocktail, just leave out the gin entirely.

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Ingredients

To make one drink

• 30ml (1 shot) lime juice

• 1/3 cup cucumber chunks

• 1 sprig mint

• 15ml (1/2 shot) simple syrup

• 30ml (1 shot) gin

• Cucumber juice ice cube (or regular ice)

• Soda to top

• Your preferred garnishes

Method

1. Muddle the cucumber chunks, simple syrup, mint and lime juice together in a cocktail shaker.

2. Add the gin and a handful of ice, shake to combine.

3. Strain into a tumbler over ice (cucumber juice ice cube works really well!).

4. Top with soda.

5. Decorate if you would like, or go ahead and enjoy.