Didn't get much of the rose water directly despite accidentally adding more than needed (more of a dash than three drops), though I'm sure I'd miss it if it wasn't there - cucumber and mint meanwhile are both delightfully present without claiming the entire palate to themselves. Very refreshing; definitely making again.

A beautifully delicate and balanced cocktail. If one wants it full flavoured, we suggest doing the muddle, adding the remaining ingredients and just letting it sit in the shaker, without ice, for five to ten minutes (depending on your level of patience), and then adding the ice and shaking. Delicious.

Delicious. Reminds me of hot summer days doing the gardening. The cucumber and mint really shine through (especially with heavy handed muddling). Another favorite!

This is an excellent summer drink. I sprayed the rose water on the glass rather than using drops so the rose smell is more obvious.

I omitted the rose water and the bitters and got a really refreshing summer drink. Obvious then similar to "Maid in Cuba ", but IMHO even better.

I must be missing something in the specification of this cocktail. The ingredients list calls for 8 mint leaves while the instructions call for a garnish involving a single mint leaf. Are the other 7 mint leaves part of the "other ingredients" specified in step 4? Also, step 2 says to prepare a garnish of "3 rose water, aromatic bitters and mint leaf." What does "3 rose water" mean? Three drops? Are the 3 ingredients specified in step 2 the same 3 ingredients referenced in step 6? Sorry for being obtuse.

With the amount of ingredients you'd expect it to be a lot more flavorful than it actually is. From what I understand the cocktail was made for those who don't like gin and I can see why. It's mostly refreshing cucumber, some gin, some mint and salinity on the back end. I don't get much of the rose water at all.

Why is the salt twice in the recipe (once as a pinch, another as solution)?

It's a good enough drink but it lacks a certain something. I was tempted to add a dash of green chartreuse as it reminded me of a Last Word sans the maraschino

Definition of a “pinch” of salt might be handy: first time I made these the salt overpowered the other flavours…

What a wonderful summer cocktail. Refreshing and perfect on a warm afternoon when you want to relax and decompress. Cucumber and mint work great together with the herbal of the gin.

Really like this one. I used Brockman's gin. The slight salty edge is a nice touch. This is a perfect cocktail for an early summer's evening before dinner. Or breakfast, maybe ?

Maybe the best gin-mint-cucumber drink I've tried. And I'm a South/East-Sider for life. (15 Feb 2022, 1:08p)

This is absolutely fantastic.. Nuff said!