Refreshing Cucumber Gin Cooler

This refreshing cocktail, the Cucumber Gin Cooler, is the ultimate summer drink. It's like a fancy adult version of spa water, with crisp cucumbers, your choice of invigorating mint or earthy basil, and a zing of fresh lime. Topped off with clean and crisp tonic water, it's an absolute thirst-quencher.

Refreshing Cucumber Gin Cooler

A refreshing and invigorating cocktail with gin, cucumber, lime, and your choice of mint or basil, topped with tonic water.

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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1-1 1/2 oz gin
  • 1/2 lime, squeezed
  • 4-6 cucumber slices
  • 1-2 teaspoons sugar (optional)
  • 6 mint leaves or 4 basil leaves
  • 4-6 oz tonic water

Instructions

  1. In a jar or cocktail shaker, muddle mint or basil, lime, sugar, and gin.
  2. Add cucumber slices and ice, then cover and shake for 20-30 seconds.
  3. Pour mixture into a glass, top with ice and tonic water.
  4. Stir gently, then garnish with a sprig of basil or mint, a slice of cucumber, and a wedge of lime if desired.