“Cool as a Cucumber” is a very fitting appellation for this libation. When the phrase is used to describe someone, it is being emphasized that the person being spoken of is very calm and relaxed in stressful situations. The idiom alludes to the cool attributes of cucumbers. Being mostly made up of water, cucumbers remain cool and fresh, maintaining a lower temperature than the air around them.
Likewise, this drink is cool and crisp, as well as sweet and citrusy. It is a perfectly refreshing cocktail for any situation, and an absolutely wonderful hot-weather drink. Summer and warm temperatures are here, but we’ll be staying “cool as a cucumber” with this in hand all season!
Cool as a Cucumber Cocktail
Cool as a Cucumber Cocktail (adapted from dahlrestaurantgroup.com) Time Required: 5 minutes
Makes: 1 drink
Ingredients:
- 2 thick cucumber slices, cut on the bias
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- 1-1/2 ounces gin
- 1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
- seltzer water
Directions:
Place one cucumber slice in a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice and simple syrup and muddle them together thoroughly.
Muddle together the cucumber slice, lime juice, and simple syrup in the cocktail shaker.
Add the gin and elderflower liqueur, and half fill with ice. Shake thoroughly until condensation forms on the outside of the shaker. Strain the contents into a rocks glass.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Add ice, and top with seltzer water. Garnish with another cucumber slice and a lime wedge.
Cool & refreshing!
Stay cool this Summer with this refreshing drink! ~Linda
Cool as a Cucumber Cocktail (adapted from dahlrestaurantgroup.com) Time Required: 5 minutes, Makes: 1 drink
Ingredients:
- 2 thick cucumber slices, cut on the bias
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- 1-1/2 ounces gin
- 1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
- seltzer water
Directions:
Place one cucumber slice in a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice and simple syrup and muddle them together thoroughly. Add the gin and elderflower liqueur, and half fill with ice. Shake thoroughly until condensation forms on the outside of the shaker. Strain the contents into a rocks glass, add ice, and top with seltzer water. Garnish with another cucumber slice and a lime wedge.