All of the recipes below have one thing in common... Cucumber is the feature ingredient. I figured it would be appropriate for the gorgeous spring weather.
Now here is a disclaimer about the "recipes": where I have provided the amounts, I made it up. Please experiment on your own and let me know if you come up with something better. And if the proportions are not included it’s up to you to figure it out; it’s called mixology, have fun!
I tried this at the Alcove in Los Angeles:
Rye Whiskey
Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqeuer
Cucumber
Agave
Lemon
Cantalope Cucumber Mint Cocktail http://www.foodista.com/blog/2009/07/20/cantaloupe-cucumber-mint-cocktail
Copa de Oro in Santa Monica has these recipes on the menu:
Santa Monica Gimlet
Tanqueray Gin, Celery, Cucumber, Fresh Lime Juice
Blachthorn Collins
Plymouth Gin, Sloe Gin, Cucumber, Thyme, Grapefruit Bitters, Fresh lemon Juice, Tonic
Atlas Bistro in Detroit featured this drink recipe in a magazine
The Queue
Pimms, Hendricks, Cucumber, Sour, Champagne
Strawberry Cucumber Cocktail- I made this one up, but later tasted a similar drink without the soda or mint syrup at Bar Chloe in Santa Monica- it wasn’t on the menu, the bartender made it up.
1/3 Cucumber Muddled
1 strawberry Muddled
.75 oz St Germain’s Elderflower Liqeuer
1.5 oz Gin
1/2 lemon squeezed
club soda
This recipe is brought to you all the way from China, Summer Tan:
Gin, Cucumber, Passion Fruit Syrup, Pineapple Juice & Apple Juice
From Katsuya, a chain sushi restaurant in LA
Watermelon Cucumber Mojito
I made this with chocolate mint, club soda that was no longer carbonated and really old rum.. It wasn't great
2 oz Rum
1 oz watermelon
10 sprigs of mint
3" of cucumber
1 tsp sugar
top with club soda
Cucumber Collins from Roast in Detroit
1.5 oz Cucumber infused Gin or 2" on cucumber muddled with 1.5 oz gin
.5 oz sweetened lime juice
.5 St Germains Elderflower Liqeuer
top with tonic water
And here’s the motherload list of cucumber cocktails: http://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/by_ingredient/c/cucumber-8992.html
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