If you’re like me, when you think Cucumbers and Alcohol, your mind probably skips right to the spa. Unlike the spa, though, the Cucumber gimlet is relatively cheap and easy to do at home, and you don’t have to have slimy eyes afterwards. Also unlike the spa, you don’t have to listen to Deborah natter on about Barb’s marriage while you try to detox from your 9-5. Shut up and drink, Deb!
Can I Eat The Cucumber?
I couldn’t give less of a crap. Sure. I’m not your momma. You only need like an inch or 2 of cuke for this bad boy. Eat the rest I guess if you’re into that kind of thing. But really, unlike the green pepper and celery gimlets, cucumber is EASY. You’ll only need about an inch of one, sliced into 1/2″ pieces and then quartered. If you’re all about the visual, slice a razor thin piece to float on top and get in your way while you drink it before you realize maybe looks aren’t that important. It really is what’s on the inside that counts.
How To Make A Cucumber Gimlet
Ok, you know how with the pepper and celery you had to beat the shit out of it? You don’t have to do that with the cucumber. Just press it with the muddler until it crushes in with the lime juice. Make sure all of it gets crushed and all that cucumbery goodness makes it into the cocktail. It really is refreshing. Especially at 10am on a Thursday when your kids are on summer break and won’t stop fighting with each other and your boss just thanked your coworker for the work that YOU did. It’s great. I promise.
Cucumber Gimlet Recipe
- 2oz London dry gin
- .75oz lime juice
- .75oz simple syrup
- 2x.5″ pieces of cucumber, quartered (that’s 8 small pieces if you don’t math good)
Add the cucumber and lime juice to a shaker and muddle, pressing all the cucumber pieces until they crush. Add the syrup and gin, then fill 3/4 with ice. Shake it until the ice is sloshy, and no longer tinkly against the side. Double strain with a fine mesh strainer into a coupe. Float a cucumber slice on top if you like that kind of thing. I sprinkled some lime zest on top of the cucumber slice so maybe you’d pick my picture out of all the other ones google showed you. And hey it worked. Sucker.