Classic Gin Gimlet

For those with a taste for gin, the GIN GIMLET is a lighter alternative to a gin martini or Negroni. The taste and fragrance of cucumber make it particularly refreshing.

Requirements: Gin, lime, cucumber, simple syrup

• 3 oz. (2 jiggers) Gin
• .75 oz. (1 pony) fresh lime juice
• .5 oz. (or 1/2 pony) simple syrup
• Cucumber wheel or lime wedge for garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all liquid ingredients. Shake and strain into a cocktail or martini glass. Garnish either with a cucumber wheel or lime wedge.

Note: Call it weird, but I like to shake this with a slice of cucumber in the shaker, then strain the drink into the martini glass. I then drop a fresh cucumber wheel into the drink. For anyone not wanting the cucumber flavor in the drink, ignore my infusion method.