Tom Collins with three slices of cucumber muddled in.
Why you are pouring this tonight
The Cucumber Collins is the most-ordered Collins variant in summer at any bar that knows what it is doing. Tom Collins template with three slices of fresh cucumber muddled in. Light, refreshing, herbaceous, the cocktail equivalent of a cold tea-towel pressed to the back of your neck on a hot afternoon.
Use Lebanese (continental) cucumber, not the standard supermarket cucumber, which has thicker skin and more seeds. Hendrick’s gin is the obvious choice (the gin is cucumber-distilled, so the drink leans further into the cucumber). Tanqueray works if you want the gin to be drier. Lightly muddle three thin cucumber slices in the shaker bottom (don’t pulverise; you want the juice, not the skin). Shake with the rest of the ingredients, double-strain into a Collins glass full of ice, top with cold soda. Pair with sushi, smoked trout, summer salads with feta and watermelon.
What to pour it alongside
Sushi, smoked trout, summer salads.
Notes
Use Lebanese (continental) cucumber, thinner skin, less seedy. Hendrick’s gin (which is cucumber-distilled) doubles down on the cucumber note.
The recipe
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