Cucumber Mint Cooler Recipe

Cucumber Mint Cooler recipe — The zen garden of drinks — fresh, cool, and makes you feel like you have your life together. Made with none. Originally from India.

I'm that friend who does yoga at 6 AM and actually enjoys it. I smell like a spa and taste like summer rain on a garden. I'm refreshing without trying too hard, and I make everyone around me feel slightly more hydrated and spiritually aligned.

Cucumbers were so prized in ancient Rome that Emperor Tiberius demanded fresh cucumbers daily year-round, leading to the invention of the first greenhouses using wheeled beds and transparent stone sheets.

Born in Mumbai's street-side juice stalls where vendors needed cooling drinks that wouldn't spoil in the heat. The combination became popular in British colonial clubs as a non-alcoholic alternative to gin and tonic.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cucumber (peeled and chopped)
• 8 leaves fresh mint
• 1 oz simple syrup
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
• 4 oz club soda (chilled)
• 1 cup crushed ice

Instructions

1. Muddle cucumber and mint leaves in the bottom of a highball glass until fragrant.
2. Add simple syrup and lime juice, stir to combine.
3. Fill glass with crushed ice and top with chilled club soda.
4. Garnish with cucumber ribbon and fresh mint sprig.

Category: mocktail | Difficulty: easy | Base spirit: none | ABV:

Origin: India