Cucumber Tom Collins
Pair the refreshing taste of cucumber with mint and a splash of gin in my twist on this classic cooling cocktail.
Annabel Langbein Media
- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Serves:
- 8
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 1½ cups gin, chilled
- 1 telegraph cucumber, unpeeled
- 1 lemon, very thinly sliced
- ice cubes
- soda water, chilled
- mint leaves, to garnish
Combine sugar, lemon juice and gin in a jug and stir until sugar is dissolved. Purée or juice ¾ of the cucumber and strain into gin mixture. (This base can be prepared in advance and chilled until ready to serve.) Thinly slice remaining cucumber and set aside.
To serve, place a handful of ice in highball glasses, top with most of the cucumber and lemon slices then more ice to ¾ fill glasses. Top with the rest of the cucumber and lemon slices. Add a tray of ice to the gin mixture, stir, then strain into prepared glasses. Top with soda and mint leaves.
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