1. Bebidas Cucumber Cooler with Elderflower Liqueur

Bebidas: Cucumber Cooler with Elderflower Liqueur

1. Bebidas Cucumber Cooler with Elderflower Liqueur

Summer, meet your new best friend.  Perfect for those hot afternoons on your porch or, if you are in a climate similar to mine, a great pick-me-up to those overcast evenings.  This cucumber cooler is crisp and light yet full of flavor.

I hadn’t used Elderflower liqueur before trying this recipe and I must say I am a fan.  It has floral qualities with a hint of sweetness, but far from being too sweet.  A perfect addition to the mint and cucumber flavors.

Cucumber Cooler Cocktail

  • 3 cucumber slices
  • 5-8 mint leaves
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 ounce Elderflower liqueur (St. Germain is popular but I prefer Thatcher’s because it is organic)
  • 1.5 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce of club soda

In a cocktail shaker, muddle three cucumber slices.  Add mint, elderflower, lime juice and vodka with ice and shake it like a polaroid picture.  Strain into a glass over fresh ice.  Add the club soda on top and garnish with cucumber and mint.

Recipe via Food and Wine

2. Bebidas Cucumber Cooler with Elderflower Liqueur

 

3. Bebidas Cucumber Cooler with Elderflower Liqueur

 

Let me know how you like it!

 

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