Cucumber Mint Collins

Dream of the perfect house cocktail: an updated Tom Collins made with bright cucumber and fragrant mint. This Cucumber Mint Collins will be right up your alley. On those hot days when you simply need to crush something reviving! ⠀

All you need to do is muddle fresh mint and cucumber, add gin and a splash of tonic water for effervescence. Every sip gives something to you more than a cold refreshment, it seduces your senses and empties the glass so that you can fill it again for one round.

Enjoy the clean flavors and happy spirit of this fashionable vintage and make it your summer-sipper go-to.

Ingredients

Refresh and make a Cucumber Mint Collins with:

1. 2 oz gin – the spirit base.

2. ¾ oz lime juice (for acidity and brightness).

3. Ingredients: 1.5 oz silver tequila ½ oz simple syrup for some sweetness

4. How to make Aam Panna Recipe 3—4 cucumber slices for a cool taste.

5. 5–6 mint leaves – for an aromatic touch of herbs.

6. Club soda (for a little fizz in the drink)

7. Garnish:

• Lime wheel (optional: for garnish)

• Smell: mint sprig to smell better

Mixing these ingredients creates a refreshing variation of the classic Tom Collins ideal for warmer days!

Instructions

You will need: Fresh Cucumbers, mint leaves, equal parts of simple syrup and lime juice, gin; ice; club soda

Preparation Steps:

• Add one of the muddled cucumbers to a shaker and then add 2 mint leaves.

• Combine muddled mint with simple syrup and lime juice.

• Then add gin and fill the shaker with ice.

• Shake well until chilled.

Serving:

• Double strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
• Top off with club soda.

Add the hint of mint or cucumber, Stir gently in, and Garnish with a mint sprig or cucumber slice.

Do you like cucumber?

Cucumber is a Marmite ingredient some people love the fresh flavor of it, but others will complain that it’s too bland. It is delightful I must say, especially the way it performs when mixed with some ingredients in cocktails. The Cucumber Mint Collins offers both of those characteristics, plus a unique aspect with the sweetness and refreshing flavor of cucumbers that is common in many summer drinks.

This cocktail shows cucumber’s staying power in mixology – this spirit always manages to add some depth without being so strong that it takes over. Love it or hate it, cucumber has made itself a familiar flavor in the cocktail world with its fresh characteristics that somehow allure you into having another drink.

This Cucumber Mint Collins does just that.

There is nothing more refreshing to sip, especially when that scorcher August days come around than a Cucumber Mint Collins. Served over a glass filled with ice, you can either add in a splash of vodka for the kick or sip on it virgin cocktail style. Picture the chill of cucumber, combined with refreshing mint and a splash of lime; add some fizzy club soda and you have an ideal remedy for summertime sultry days.

This drink is also hydrating, so perfect for those who are looking for something light and refreshing that defines that summer feeling and quenches your desire for a refined but easy drink. So chill by the pool or at a garden party, and crack open this Cucumber Mint Collins for effortless summer sipping.

Conclusion

The Cucumber Mint Collins is our summer cocktail to a T, muddling cool cucumber and fresh mint with the hallmark characteristics of a Tom Collins. It’s a full-on hotel poolside sipper but also has the versatility to work both at warm weather parties or on slow Saturdays where suddenly it’s five o’clock in someone’s world.

Hydrating and fizzy thanks to club soda, this cocktail is the perfect refreshing beverage that reminds you exactly why whiskey drinks will always make the best memories. Whether you have it as a boozy treat or as a refreshing mocktail-like drink, embrace this modern classic and make it your go-to summertime drink for every occasion.

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