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Cucumber Gin Elderflower Smash - 2 cocktails in glasses.

Cucumber Gin Elderflower Smash

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  • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Drinks 1x
  • Category: Drink
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Beat the heat with this cool, refreshing summer cocktail + mocktail variation!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • Ice
  • 3 ounces english cucumber, peeled (around 4 inches)
  • 1/2 lime, cut into 4 pieces
  • leaves from 2 sprigs mint (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 8 ounces gin
  • 8 ounces elderflower tonic
  • 8 dashes orange bitters
  • Optional: 4 ounces seltzer, for nonalcoholic version

Instructions

  1. Fill 4 glasses with ice cubes.
  2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle together cucumber, lime and mint. Add gin and shake well to combine.
  3. Divide muddled mixture between ice-filled glasses. Top each with 2 ounces of elderflower tonic, 2 dashes of orange bitters and stir to combine.
  4. For nonalcoholic variation, omit gin and bitters and add 1 ounce of seltzer to each glass instead. Enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 155
  • Sugar: 5.9 g
  • Sodium: 8.5 mg
  • Fat: 0 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 7 g
  • Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 0.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg
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