Description
A refreshing bourbon cocktail with mint and cucumber.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 5–6 mint leaves
- 3 slices cucumber
- Soda water
Instructions
- Muddle mint leaves and cucumber slices in a shaker.
- Add bourbon, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Fill shaker with ice and shake well.
- Double strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and a cucumber ribbon.
Notes
- Adjust simple syrup to your sweetness preference.
- For a less sweet drink, reduce simple syrup.
- Ensure mint leaves are fresh for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Kentucky Maid cocktail, bourbon cocktail, mint cocktail, cucumber cocktail, refreshing drink, easy cocktail