Name: Cucumber Collins
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 6 basil leaves, plus more for garnish; 4 slices cucumber, cut 1/8″ thick, plus more for garnish; 2 ounces* gin; 1 ounce simple syrup; 1/2 ounce lemon juice; 2 ounces soda water; Ice, for serving (try clear ice!)

Cucumber Collins

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This refreshing Cucumber Collins cocktail is a summery spin on the Tom Collins! It’s tart and bubbly, with fresh basil, lemon and gin.

Author: Sonja Overhiser
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 drink 1x
Category: Drink
Method: Shaken
Cuisine: Cocktails
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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6 basil leaves, plus more for garnish
4 slices cucumber, cut 1/8″ thick, plus more for garnish
2 ounces* gin
1 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces soda water
Ice, for serving (try clear ice!)

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Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the basil leaves. Add the cucumber slices and muddle again.
Add the gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice and fill the shaker with ice. Shake for 15 seconds until cold.
Strain the drink into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with soda water and garnish with additional cucumber slices and basil.

Notes

*To convert to ounces, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons

Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/cucumber-collins/