Cucumber Mojito
A twist on a most refreshing cocktail of Mint, Lime, Topo Chico, Light Rum and the addition of muddled cucumber!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Med Cucumber
- 10-12 Leaves Mint
- 1 Juice Lime
- 1 Tsp Sugar Or one tsp of Simple Syrup if you have it,
- 2 Oz Light Rum Bacardi
- 4 Oz Topo Chico with LIme You can sub regular Seltzer or other Lime flavored Seltzers
Instructions
- Cut off ends of Cucumber and slice three slices for garnish and set aside
- Using you mandoline slice the remaining cucumber in very thin slices-You can skip this step and just slice your cucumbers very thin and just use sliced cucumbers to garnish your drink
- Using 4-6 slices line the inside of your cocktail glass - the moisture of the slices will adhere easily to the glass
- In your cocktail shaker tear 8 mint leaves and add remaining cucumber, sugar and lime and muddle aggressively to release all the oils in the leaves and to juice the cucumbers
- Add Rum and Ice and Shake well
- Pour into prepared glass and top off with Topo Chico and garnish with remaining mint leaves and slices of cucumber
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