spicy cucumber serrano gimlet
If you can't stand the heat, don't drink this cocktail
Ingredients
- 4 basil leaves
- 4 mint leaves
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1-2 tbsp honey, to taste
- 1 serrano pepper, sliced
- 1 1/2 oz vodka
- sparkling water, to top
- sugar, for rimming (optional)
Instructions
- If desired, run a lime wedge around the rim of a cocktail glass. Dip and swirl in a shallow bowl of sugar, tapping off excess. Add ice to the glass.
- In a shaker, muddle the basil, mint, cucumber, lime juice, and honey until squished. Add the sliced serrano and vodka. Fill with ice and shake until cold. Strain into prepared glass and top with sparkling water, extra mint leaves and cucumber, and serrano rounds, as desired.