Cucumber Yum Yum Cocktail |
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At 1105, a bar in Copenhagen, juniper-inflected gin is paired with caraway-flavored aquavit, Scandinavia's traditional eau-de-vie. Ingredients:
12 1/8-inch-thick slices english hothouse cucumber, divided |
10 fresh raspberries, divided |
1/4 cup gin |
1/4 cup acacia honey |
2 tablespoons (scant) aquavit |
2 tablespoons (scant) fresh lime juice |
crushed ice |
Directions:
1. Using muddler or handle of wooden spoon, mash 10 cucumber slices and 8 raspberries in cocktail shaker. Add gin, honey, aquavit, and lime juice. Shake vigorously 20 times. Fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with crushed ice. Strain cucumber mixture into glasses, dividing equally. Garnish each drink with 1 cucumber slice and 1 raspberry and serve. Adapted from
2. * A Scandinavian liqueur flavored with caraway seeds; available at specialty foods stores and some liquor stores.
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