Description
A refreshing white linen cocktail made with gin, cucumber, lemon juice, soda water and Elderflower Liqueur. Crisp, clean flavors make this summer cocktail one of our favorites!
Ingredients
Units
- 3 ounces dry Gin ( or sub vodka or non-alcohol Seedlip “garden” flavor)
- 1 English cucumber (or sub Turkish or Persian cucumbers)
- 2 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce St Germain (Elderflower Liqueur) See notes for non-alcohol
- 1/2 ounce – 1 ounce simple syrup or honey simple syrup ( start conservatively; you may not need any!)
- 3–4 ounces of sparkling water or soda water
- Optional garnishes- cucumber, mint, and white jasmine.
Instructions
- Using a mandolin or cheese slicer, slice the cucumber vertically, creating long thin ribbons. You’ll need one ribbon per glass for garnish. Set these aside.
- Place ½ cup cucumber slices (these can be the scraps) into a shaker and muddle with the gin. Add the lemon juice, St. Germain and simple syrup and a handful of ice and shake well.
- Place a cucumber ribbon in each glass, sticking it to the side of the glass. Fill the glasses with ice. Pour the cocktail over the ice glass and divide it among two glasses.
- Top with a splash of sparkling water (1-2 ounces).
- Garnish with cucumber, mint, and white white jasmine.
Notes
Tip: if making these ahead, place the cucumber ribbons in the glasses and freeze or chill until ready to serve.
Non-alcohol: Substitute the gin with non-alcohol Seedlip in their Garden flavor. Seek out elderflower simple syrup. Muddle cucumber with the seed lip, add lemon juice and elderflower syrup to taste, pour over ice, and top with a splash of sparkling water. The Seedlip really adds a lot of flavor here!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 ½ ounces
- Calories: 177
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 2.5 mg
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.3 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 0.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg