Cucumber-Ginger Fizzes

(100)
Servings:
8

To make these cocktails, cucumber-infused vodka is garnished with cucumber ribbon and mixed with ginger simple syrup.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups vodka

  • 2 English cucumbers; 1 peeled and coarsely chopped, 1 left whole

  • 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges

  • 2 bottles (750 mL each) sparkling water

  • 1/2 to 1 cup Ginger Simple Syrup

Directions

  1. Put vodka and chopped cucumber in a nonreactive container. Refrigerate 1 hour. Strain; discard cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use, up to 2 days.

  2. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the remaining cucumber lengthwise into wide strips; discard seeds.

  3. Fill eight tumblers with ice. Add 3 cucumber strips and 3 tablespoons infused vodka to each glass. Squeeze, then drop, a lime wedge into each. Top with sparkling water; stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons syrup.

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