Cucumber and Tonic
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Ingredients
Yield:2 drinks
- ½cucumber, preferably hothouse
- 4thin slices of lime
- 2sprigs mint
- Tonic or soda water, to taste
- Peychaud's bitters, to taste (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the cucumber lengthwise until you have long, wide ribbons.
- Step 2
Place a few slices of lime and mint leaves in the bottom of a Collins glass, or other tall glass, and, using a wooden spoon, lightly muddle them to release the juices in the lime and oils in the mint. Add a few strips of cucumber and fill the glass with ice (crushed, if you’ve got it).
- Step 3
Top with tonic water and a few dashes of bitters, if using.
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Cooking Notes
AJ
Use a high-end tonic for a more complex flavor and a more quenching beverage. Average tonic water tends to be too sweet.
Andie
Used my favorite tonic, Fevertree. Really delicious and refreshing!
,North Bay Wired
Tried this all 3 ways suggested in the notes: 1. Recipe with Topo Chico mineral water: Good, but a bit meh. Missed the bitter aspect of tonic water; 2. Recipe with tonic water: Very good, especially using Fever Tree tonic water; 3. Recipe with gin and tonic water: Outstanding. Bombay Sapphire and Fever Tree tonic water. The cucumber and mint elevates the drink to the ethereal gin and tonic.
tdelucci
If you can find Bar Keep fennel bitters, use a few dashes, remove the mint and cucumber if you wish, but keep the lime -- mock absinthe cocktail. I use seltzer to keep it low calorie. Very refreshing.
Lizzi
needs gin!
CM
Just add gin. I mean. c'mon!
Mliss
I added gin it was great! ;)
Marlena
Crisp and refreshing. Cheers!
JC Brown
I've been looking for new ways to use the cucumbers that are starting to show up in the garden. I've made this refreshing drink twice now. Once with tonic and once with Top Chico which is a very fizzy, neutral tasting Mexican mineral water. Definitely preferred the flavor of the mineral water version.
Olive
I added a 3 dried juniper berries, skipped the bitters and it was lovely!
From the Comments:
I'm not a fan of mint, but I love basil, so I used about six medium-sized basil leaves instead. I followed the rest as written. I really enjoyed this combination of flavors and found it to be a wonderful stand-in for gin.
Dale
Great with gin!
Colleen
A very clean and refreshing drink. I used Fevertree tonic.
janet
This is a great cooler! I made it twice now and each time with tequila and it’s really lovely. Also used Fever -Tree light tonic.
essell
Note that quinine seems to contribute to tinnitus is susceptible people (no one seems to yet know what might make a person susceptible). I found this out the very hard way last October while enjoying Mount Gay, tonic, and lime at the beach. I suddenly awoke one morning with my already existing tinnitus worse by 125% and it has never receded. That's a life-changing increase in tinnitus from which I hope to save others.
Petunia
Newly sober. I don’t miss the alcohol with this mocktail. Super refreshing
Libby
I had no bitters, no matter, it was Excellent!
From the Comments:
I'm not a fan of mint, but I love basil, so I used about six medium-sized basil leaves instead. I followed the rest as written. I really enjoyed this combination of flavors and found it to be a wonderful stand-in for gin.
Mara
Thank you for reminding us that bitters and that some “no alcohol” mixes like Seedlip do have a low % of alcohol��for some of us, even a small diluted amount is too much!
Colleen
A very clean and refreshing drink. I used Fevertree tonic.
Catherine
Make with lemon or lime and without liquor. Delicious and refreshing.
Olive
I added a 3 dried juniper berries, skipped the bitters and it was lovely!
,North Bay Wired
Tried this all 3 ways suggested in the notes: 1. Recipe with Topo Chico mineral water: Good, but a bit meh. Missed the bitter aspect of tonic water; 2. Recipe with tonic water: Very good, especially using Fever Tree tonic water; 3. Recipe with gin and tonic water: Outstanding. Bombay Sapphire and Fever Tree tonic water. The cucumber and mint elevates the drink to the ethereal gin and tonic.
CM
Just add gin. I mean. c'mon!
Dale
Great with gin!
Lizzi
needs gin!
Chicago Grant
We do a variation of this frequently. The skinny LaCroix cans (Blackberry in particular) are a great sparkling choice. Sprig of mint, spray of Lemon or Lime from a quick peel. I also throw a few frozen blueberries in for effect. To sweeten I use a base of 'simply limeade'.
Mliss
I added gin it was great! ;)
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