Ingredients
1 servings
- •1 cup sugar
- •1 cup water
- •1 cucumber, sliced
- •ice
- •2 oz gin
- •1 ½ oz watermelon, juiced
- •½ oz lime juice
- •1 oz cucumber simple syrup
- •club soda, to taste
- •1 slice cucumber, for garnish
Instructions
- In a small pot over medium heat, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cucumber. Let steep, covered, for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much syrup as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, watermelon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
- Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with club soda.
- Garnish with the cucumber slice.
- Enjoy!