Eastside Rickey

Ingredients

  • 2 oz London Dry Gin (Beefeater is ideal)
  • 0.75 oz lime juice
  • 0.75 oz simple syrup (1:1)
  • 3 slices cucumber
  • 6-8 mint leaves
  • Soda water, to top
  • Garnish: mint crown through a cucumber coin

Instructions

  1. Muddle cucumber and mint in the bottom of a shaker tin. Add liquid ingredients and ice, seal and shake hard. Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice and top with 3-4 oz soda water. Garnish with a mint crown stuck through the middle of a cucumber coin.
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