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Ingredients
Servings:1
1tspsugar
2cucumber
4basil
2ozgin
club soda
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
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Instructions
- 1
Muddle
Drop the sugar, 2 cucumber slices, and 4 basil sprigs into an old-fashioned glass. Muddle it all together until the cucumber breaks down and the basil goes fragrant — that's where all the flavor lives.
- 2
Build
Pour in the gin and pack the glass with crushed ice. Crushed is the move here — it chills fast and softens the drink as it melts.
- 3
Top and stir
Top with club soda and give it a gentle stir. Want it sweeter? Swap the club soda for lemon-lime soda instead.
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Cucumber Basil Gin Smash
Created by: ShakeAndSip
Prep Time: 5m
0Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cucumber
- 4 basil
- 2 oz gin
- club soda
Instructions
- MuddleDrop the sugar, 2 cucumber slices, and 4 basil sprigs into an old-fashioned glass. Muddle it all together until the cucumber breaks down and the basil goes fragrant — that's where all the flavor lives.
- BuildPour in the gin and pack the glass with crushed ice. Crushed is the move here — it chills fast and softens the drink as it melts.
- Top and stirTop with club soda and give it a gentle stir. Want it sweeter? Swap the club soda for lemon-lime soda instead.
Notes & Tips
This is the drink you make when it's hot out and you don't want to think too hard. Cool cucumber, fresh basil, a little sugar, good gin — clean and crisp, done in five minutes. Mocktail swap: skip the gin and lengthen it with more club soda or tonic plus a squeeze of lime. Same garden-fresh sipper, no proof.