La Belle Concombre (Cocktail & Mocktail)
Ingredients
Grown-Up Cocktail
- 3 lime wedges
- 2 large cucumber slices, halved
- ice
- 2 oz dry white wine
- 1 oz St~Germaine elderflower liqueur
- cucumber wheel for garnish
Kid-Friendly Mocktail
- 3 lime wedges
- 2 large cucumber slices, halved
- ice
- 2 oz white grape juice
- 1 oz lavender tea simple syrup*
- ½ oz soda water
- cucumber wheel for garnish
*Lavender Tea Simple Syrup
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ cups water
- 5 heaping tsp loose lavender tea
Special Equipment
- 14 oz glass with shaker for mixing
- muddler
- 2 oz-1 oz jigger
- 12 oz rocks glass for serving
How-to
Make Grown-up Cocktail
- Muddle 3 lime wedges and 2 large cucumber slices in a shaker to releae juices
- Add ice
- Add 2 oz of dry white wine and 2 oz St~Germaine liqueur
- Shake vigorously
- Pour into a glass and garnish with a cucumber wheel
Make Lavender Tea Simple Syrup
- Bring ½ cups of water and 1½ cups of sugar to a boil. Add 5 heaping tsp of loose lavender tea. Remove from heat and let steep 50-60 minutes
Make Mocktail
- Muddle 3 lime wedges and 2 large cucumber slices in a 14 oz glass to release juices
- Add ice
- Add 2 oz white grape juice
- Add 2 oz lavender tea simple syrup*
- Add a shaker top and shake vigorously
- Add soda water and pour all ingredients into a glass (or strain if you desire) and garnish with a cucumber wheel, and a straw