watermelon cucumber collins
Went to disney to celebrate avy’s bday with her bbf. Had a lot of fun, and walked away with this delicious drink idea.
The grand californian craftsman has a new cocktail list, and one of the new offerings was a watermelon collins. It was made with vodka - which I can’t do - so i’ve switched it up to gin, to make it a true tom collins knock-off.
I also didn’t use watermelon syrup or puree, wanting it to hit a little lighter.
And, I also topped it off with my favorite club soda.
It’s literally freshness in a glass.
Ingredients:
1 half english cucumber, end trimmed
4 oz gin
6 oz watermelon juice
juice of 1 lime
4 oz club soda
Directions:
Peel cucumber half into long strips from each side, until you hit seeds. Reserve 4 strips for garnish.
Place the rest of the cucumber peels into a shaker.
Add gin, watermelon and lime juice to the shaker. Muddle.
Add ice, and shake until chilled and combined.
Add a handful of ice to two collins glasses.
Skewer two cucumber slices on each of 2 toothpicks. Place one in each glass.
Pour shaker contents into glasses, and top with club soda.
Stir to combine.