Cucumber Gimlet
Jun 24, 2013 | 1:16 pm
Cucumber Gimlet
Liz Brabants
Cucumber Gimlet
This Cucumber Gimlet cocktail is offered at the Seaport Hotel’s TAMO Bar & Terrace, and is as refreshing tasting as it looks. The Seaport Hotel is located in Boston, and its cocktails can be enjoyed on a newly expanded outdoor terrace, a hotspot when the weather heats up. Venture to Boston for this ginger and cucumber flavored cocktail, or don’t leave your kitchen and make it right at home!
1
Servings
1025
Calories Per Serving
Deliver Ingredients
Notes
Cucumber Ribbons
Slice cucumber length-wise on mandolin slicer. Discard the first few slices that have the outer skin.
Ingredients
For the cocktail
- 1 1/4 Ounce Hendrick’s Gin
- 3/4 Ounces Ginger-Lime Syrup*
- 3-4 Ounces Club Soda (depending on glass size)
- 2 2 cucumber ribbons*
For the ginger-lime syrup
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Cup water
- 2 Tablespoons grated ginger
- 1 Tablespoon grated lime zest
Directions
For the cocktail
Mix ginger-lime syrup and refrigerate. Slice cucumber ribbons and in a highball glass, gently twist and drape cucumber ribbons around inside edge, working way from bottom to top. In a cocktail shaker, combine gin, syrup, club soda and shake for 20 seconds. Pour gently into glass, adding straw and lime wedge to finish.
For the ginger-lime syrup
Heat in saucepan until slow boil. Pour contents into food processor and blend. Strain ginger from syrup. Refrigerate.
Nutritional Facts
Total Fat
0.8g
1.2%
Sugar
223g
N/A
Saturated Fat
0.3g
1.3%
Protein
4g
8%
Carbs
239g
80%
Vitamin A
30µg
3%
Vitamin B6
0.3mg
13.5%
Vitamin C
25mg
42%
Vitamin E
0.2mg
1.1%
Vitamin K
99µg
100%
Calcium
142mg
14%
Fiber
4g
16%
Folate (food)
44µg
N/A
Folate equivalent (total)
44µg
11%
Iron
2mg
11%
Magnesium
92mg
23%
Niacin (B3)
0.7mg
3.6%
Phosphorus
150mg
21%
Polyunsaturated
0.2g
N/A
Potassium
995mg
28%
Riboflavin (B2)
0.5mg
30.3%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Sugars, added
212g
N/A
Thiamin (B1)
0.2mg
12.2%
Zinc
2mg
11%