Garden Variety

Gin, cucumber, lime, mint, simple syrup. Modern garden-style cocktail. Bright, fresh, herbaceous.

Ingredients

• London Dry Gin2 ounces
• Cucumber Slices3 each
• Fresh Lime Juice¾ ounce
• Simple Syrup½ ounce
• Fresh Mint Leaves6 each
• Cucumber Slice1 each
• Mint Sprig1 each

Directions

Muddle cucumber slices and mint leaves in a shaker. Add gin, lime, syrup, ice. Shake hard. Double-strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a cucumber slice and a mint sprig.

Notes

Use English cucumber (less seedy). Quality gin with a botanical lean (Hendrick's, Plymouth) works particularly well.