Cucumber Collins

Light and refreshing.

Makes 1 drink.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 cucumber slices 
• 1-2 stems of fresh mint 
• 2 oz gin
• 1/2-1 oz simple syrup
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz lime juice 
• Club soda
• Ice
• Optional garnishes: a cucumber slice, a lime wheel and/or a sprig of mint

Instructions:

1. Add cucumber slices, gin, and mint to a cocktail shaker and muddle.
2. Add juices, simple syrup, and ice to the shaker and give a good shaking. 
3. Fill a glass with ice, and strain into glass. 
4. Top with club soda and garnish if preferred.

**Note: At a distillery tour recently, I learned that mint as a garnish isn't just or looks. It can be quite fragrant and a portion of taste is actually smell. I pondered that over my drink that had a generous portion of mint in it, and it smelled quite good. 

**Note, I also tried just muddling it in the glass, and that worked as well.  I also muddled a wheel of lime at that time, it was also good.  The photo is included, but the photo is not as good. 

Adapted from here, I think: Waiting on Martha