The Cuke Cocktail

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 limes, rinsed
• 1 cup mint leaf, no stems, plus sprigs for garnish
• 3 cucumbers, washed unwaxed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups vodka (preferably hendrick's gin) or 2 cups gin (preferably hendrick's gin)
• sparkling water

Recipe

• 1 slice 3 limes and place in a pitcher. juice the rest and add juice to pitcher. add mint leaves. slice 2 cucumbers and add, then add sugar.
• 2 muddle ingredients together with a muddle or spoon. add vodka or gin, then place in refrigerator to steep at least 30 minutes.
• 3 peel remaining cucumber and cut lengthwise into 6 spears. fill 6 highball glasses with ice.
• 4 strain mixture from pitcher into each. top each with a splash of sparkling water, garnish with a sprig of mint and a cucumber spear and serve.
• 5 to serve 'up' skip the sparkling water, shake with ice and serve in martini glasses.
• 6 not for the light of heart -- but tasty if you like the actual flavor of gin.