Refresher

Cucumber is absolutely an underrated cocktail ingredient, and at CES 2024, I had my fill of different options. The "Refresher" isn't a recreation of any one drink, but an amalgamation of a few different cocktails.

Ingredients

• Gin

• Elderflower Liqueur

• Cucumber

• Mint Leaves

• Simple Syrup

• Lime Juice

• Black Pepper

How to Make

To get started, get a cucumber and cut off two slices. One slice should be diced into small pieces and added to a cocktail shaker with ice. Tear and add one mint leaf (or more!).

Add 2oz gin, 1oz elderflower liqueur, 1oz simple syrup, and 0.5oz lime juice. Optionally add cracked black pepper.

Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with mint leaves and a second slice of cucumber if desired. If you added black pepper or want to avoid additional pieces of cucumber and mint in the drink, double strain using a small sieve.