Cucumber & Mint Martini
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Cucumber & Mint Martini
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Verdot Small Martini Glass 12.5cl
| 1 inch | Cucumber (fresh) |
| 7 fresh | Mint leaves |
| 2 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Strucchi Bianco Vermouth chilled |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened) chilled |
| 1⁄12 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of cucumber chunk (thick slice).
How to make:
- MUDDLE cucumber base of shaker, and then mint (gently, just to bruise the mint.
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with cucumber chunk on rim.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A well-balanced, fortified salad in a glass.
If serving with cucumber sandwiches, and you're peeling the cucumbers for the sandwiches (as essential as cutting off your white bread), you'll find peeled cucumbers are easier to muddle and look better on the rim of your Martini.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2004 by David Ramos in the Netherlands. (David's original recipe didn't include bianco vermouth.)
Alcohol content:
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
- 20.2 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
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- More Martini-style cocktails
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2 inch Cucumber (fresh)
7 fresh Mint leaves
60 ml Vodka
30 ml Apple juice
7.5 ml Sugar syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2 sugar to 1 water)