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“We love this technique to make cucumber syrup. We extract the liquid from the cucumbers without cooking or adding heat. Fresh cucumber and gin botanicals pair beautifully. We add a pinch of salt for the same reason you would add salt to a cucumber salad. We often approach cocktails as if we were "cooking" or preparing very delicious food.”

— Elliot Manthey, Meteor Bar

DIFFICULTY: EASY
TIME: 2 MIN + 1 DAY INFUSION
GLASSWARE: COUPE

Recipe:

• 1 ½ oz Far North Gustaf Navy Strength Gin

• ¾ oz Cucumber Simple Syrup

• ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice

• 1 Pinch Salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice, and shake hard. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a thin cucumber slice.

Cucumber Simple Syrup:

• 1 cup white sugar

• 2 cups thinly sliced cucumbers

Combine cucumbers and sugar in a gallon-sized zippered bag. Seal and refrigerate until sugar has dissolved. Strain liquid. Reserve cucumber slices for garnish.

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Weekly Good Acre CSA cocktail recipes brought to you by Far North Spirits and the bartenders of Meteor: “Old Ass Bar, Good Ass Hot Dogs and Stuff.”