Hello! This week, I have a simple drink recipe for you. It’s really refreshing and the majority of the ingredients are around this time of year. Mint and cucumbers can both be harvested in summer. You can also make this drink as a gin and tonic if you like. Hopefully, you’ll have some lovely warm weather to pair this drink with!
Ingredients:
- A couple of sprigs of mint
- 5 Cucumber slices
- Half a lime
- Water or Tonic or lemonade
- Ice
- 2 shots of plain gin (optional)
Non-Alcoholic Method:
- First of all, remove the leaves from your mint sprigs and wash them. Slice your cucumber.
- Add ice to a jug and fill with water.
- Add the juice from your lime, your cucumber and your mint to the water.
- Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to let the flavours enthuse into the water.
- Serve over more ice!
Alcoholic Method:
- Slice up your cucumber and add your slices, your mint and the juice from your lime half to a cocktail shaker. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, just use a tall glass.
- Then, use a muddler (a long stick used for making cocktails) or a spoon, or a pestle to crush the mint and cucumber.
- Add your gin and your ice, and shake your cocktail shaker. If you do not have a shaker, just stir the mixture until it has broken up a bit.
- Add a new slice of cucumber to a glass along with fresh ice and strain your gin mixture (either through a cocktail shaker or a sieve) into the glass.
- Add your tonic (or lemonade, if you prefer).
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