Cocktail Recipes
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Sunny & Dry |
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| Category: | Martinis/Mojitos/Margaritas/Punches/Frozen |
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| Description: | The lively combination of gin, spearmint and lime make this fresh-ingredient cocktail from Cyrus' Scott Beattie an excellent summer sip. |
| Ingredients: | For the cucumber simple syrup: 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cucumber, cut in half and seeded 30 mint leaves For the drink: 1 1/2 ounces Junipero gin 10 spearmint leaves 10 lemon balm leaves 1/2 teaspoon Kaffir lime zest, optional 1/2 ounce Cucumber Simple Syrup (recipe below) Seltzer water |
| Directions: | To make the cucumber simple syrup: Stir sugar into one cup of boiling water until dissolved. Chop one half of the cucumber, and add it and the mint leaves to the mixture. Let syrup sit for a day. Chop remaining half of the cucumber into little, thin half moons. Strain syrup over remaining cucumber.
To make the drink: Chiffonade the spearmint and lemon balm and add all the other ingredients except the seltzer to an empty mixing glass. Fill the glass with ice and shake well. Add to a Collins glass, top with seltzer, and stir. |
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