RECIPE

Cucumber Cooler

• Recipe by Jack Falstaff

Ingredients

1. 1/2 small seedless cucumber, grated, plus 4 thin cucumber slices
2. 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks
3. 2 ounces pineapple juice
4. 1/4 ounce Simple Syrup
5. Ice
6. 1 ounce chilled club soda

Directions

1. Put the grated cucumber in a cheesecloth-lined strainer set over a small bowl. Twist and squeeze the cheesecloth to extract as much liquid as possible; you should have 2 ounces of cucumber water.
2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the pineapple chunks and juice with the Simple Syrup. Add the cucumber water and ice; shake well. Pour into a highball glass and top with the soda and cucumber slices.