Cucumber Gin Gimlet Recipe (Garden Cocktail)
With the summer heating up a number of the veggies we planted in spring are ripe for picking. With two cucumber plants fitting neatly into a Garden Grid™ square, our cucumber plants in particular have given us quite a summer harvest. To put some of those cucumbers to work we made cucumber infused gin, and now our gin is ready to enjoy.
Carrying over the theme of cucumber cocktails, we mixed up this little summer gimlet. Featuring our cucumber infused gin recipe, the simplicity of this gimlet recipe means that the great homegrown cucumber flavor really shines through.
Our cucumber gin gimlet is a short drink, so while you can sip it out of a martini glass, it also fits nicely into a shot glass. One of the best things about this recipe though is that it stills packs a lot of flavor if you prefer to put it on ice and top with seltzer.
Cucumber Gin Gimlet – How to Make
What you can grow
- Cucumber
Cocktail Ingredients
- 1 oz cucumber infused gin
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 lime wedge
Cocktail Directions
- Combine gin and fresh squeezed lime juice into a Collins glass
- Add sugar and stir until dissolved
- Add ice and mix well
- Strain into cocktail glass
*For a lighter cocktail skip step 4, straining into a cocktail glass, and instead top the Collins glass with seltzer. Enjoy!
Bonus!
If you’re still looking for what to do with all those cucumbers you can also use your cucumber infused gin to add a twist on the classic gin and tonic. Simply combine 3 ounces of cucumber infused gin with 4 ounces of tonic water in a rocks glass with ice. Stir well and garnish with fresh cucumber slices.
