Cucumber Mint Gimlet

This recipe is featured in our September 2017 Food + Entertaining article, Summer’s Bounty. As an ode to the past few months of summer sun and fun, toast with a cool, minty frozen cocktail.

Cucumber Mint Gimlet
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Cucumber Mint Gimlet

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Course: Drinks
Servings

1

serving

ingredients

  • 3-inch slice of English cucumber, peeled, and chunked, plus 1 sliced round for garnish

  • 7 mint leaves

  • 1 ounce simple syrup

  • Juice of 1 lime

  • 1 1/2 ounces gin (I use Hendrick’s)

  • 1 cup ice cubes

Directions

  • Add all the ingredients to a blender. Blend on medium speed until slushy and smooth. Pour into your favorite cocktail glass and top with the cucumber round.

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