LION's & Cucumber
The LION's & Cucumber is a drink made with LION's Vodka, fermented cucumber syrup and Clarified Lime. This is the more demanding kind: one ingredient has to be made first, so allow eight minutes or more.
- Preparation time
- 8 minutes
- Servings
- 1 drink
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Garnish
- Cucumber slices and flowers
Ingredients
- 5cl LION's Vodka
- 3 cl fermented cucumber syrup*
- 2 cl Clarified Lime
- 9 cl soda
- Garnish: cucumber slices and flowers
Preparation
Mix the vodka, syrup and clarified lime in a glass with ice, top up with soda and stir again. Finally garnish with cucumber slices and flowers.
*Production of fermented cucumber syrup:
Grate 1 cucumber, add 1 teaspoon of salt. Vacuum seal the whole thing and let it ferment for four weeks, then press the cucumbers through a sieve and collect the juice. Boil 1:1 with sugar to form a syrup.
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