Southern Cucumber

Name: Southern Cucumber
Yield: makes 1 drink
Ingredients: 1/2 cup diced seedless cucumber, plus 1 cucumber spear for garnish; 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup; 2 ounces bourbon; 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice; 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice; Ice; 2 ounces chilled ginger ale

1,398 Ratings

Brazen Bean • Portland, ORCo-owner Huston Davis believes muddled cucumber gives this drink a refreshing quality reminiscent of fresh-squeezed lemonade.Plus: Ultimate Cocktail Guide

By Food & Wine

May 2005

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Credit: © Tina Rupp

Recipe Summary

Yield:

makes 1 drink

Ingredients

1/2 cup diced seedless cucumber, plus 1 cucumber spear for garnish
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
2 ounces bourbon
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
Ice
2 ounces chilled ginger ale

Directions

Step 1
In a cocktail shaker, lightly muddle the diced cucumber with the Simple Syrup. Add the bourbon, lemon juice, lime juice and enough ice to fill a highball glass; shake well. Pour into a highball glass, top with the ginger ale and garnish with the cucumber spear.

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