Summer Sipper - A Green Tea Cocktail with Cucumber-Infused Vodka
The Summer Sipper is the perfect drink for warm afternoons. It's bright, refreshing, and not too tart or too sweet.
Equipment
- cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 1½ oz cucumber-infused vodka*
- 2 oz cold green tea, unsweetened
- ½ oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 10 mint leaves
- 1+ oz tonic**
Instructions
- Add the mint leaves and the cucumber-infused vodka to a cocktail shaker.
- Gently muddle the leaves with a muddler or a wooden spoon.
- Add ice, green tea, and lemon juice to the cocktail shaker.
- Shake well. Strain into a lowball glass filled with ice.
- Top off the rest of the glass with tonic water.
- Garnish with a cucumber slice and additional mint.
Notes
*To learn how to make your own cucumber-infused vodka, check out the step-by-step process written in the body of this post.
**Casey's original recipe calls for club soda, but tonic also works well.