Green Apple & Cucumber Martini

Serve in a Martini glass...
1	inch	English cucumber peeled
2	fl oz	Cucumber flavoured vodka
½	fl oz	Sour apple liqueur
½	fl oz	Pressed apple juice
⅛	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Cucumber slices

Comment:

Archetypal English flavours. Clean, green and refreshing.

About:

Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2003 at Oxo Tower Bar, London, England.

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