Cucumber Gimlet Mocktail
A refreshing non-alcoholic beverage that brings warm weather and summer to mind. A touch of basil offers a traditional minty flavor to round out this classic.
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Ingredients
1 lime
1 slice cucumber
1 tsp. sugar
1 oz. water
2 oz. San Pellegrino sparkling water
2 leaves of basil, for garnish
Method
Squeeze the juice of one lime into a martini shaker with ice. Add sugar and water and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
In a rocks glass, muddle the slice of cucumber lightly, then add ice.
Pour lime mixture over the ice, add cucumber slice, and stir.
Top off with sparkling water, garnish with basil.
Make it “adult” with gin or vodka.