During our recent trip to Seattle, we enjoyed fish and chips at Duke’s Chowder house. Not only was my meal there delicious, but so, too, was my cocktail. I was torn between two specialty drinks on the menu: the cucumber mojito and the orange mojito. I asked our server for his recommendation, and while he admitted that the cucumber mojito was a local favorite, he preferred the orange version of the drink. I went with his suggestion (and enjoyed it immensely) but was still curious about the cucumber drink. So…upon our return home I looked up a recipe and put my hottie resident bartender to work. I’ll never know how Duke’s version compares, but I can assure you that the recipe we tried is about as refreshing a summer drink as one could hope for. Dangerously refreshing, even, because it’s easy to sip away and forget that there’s alcohol in the drink. You’ve been warned :)
Ingredients:
2 oz. rum
5 slices skinned cucumbers
3 lime wedges
1 sprig fresh mint
2 t. brown sugar
1 oz. club soda
Directions:
In a highball glass, muddle cucumber with lime wedges, mint, rum and sugar. Fill glass with ice. Splash with club soda. Garnish with mint and cucumber slice. Enjoy.
SOURCE: Camelback Inn, Scottsdale
Allison@Slice of Heaven June 11, 2012 12:14 pm
Ooooh, that could be dangerous, especially since I *LOVE* cucumbers!!!! I had a strawberry basil fusion martini the other night at Seasons 52 (do y’all have those in AZ?) and it was the same thing….so good, that before I knew it, I had indulged in 2!!!!