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

  1. Muddle 3 lime wedges and 2 large cucumber slices in a shaker to releae juices
  2. Add ice
  3. Add 2 oz of dry white wine and 2 oz St~Germaine liqueur
  4. Shake vigorously
  5. Pour into a glass and garnish with a cucumber wheel

Make Lavender Tea Simple Syrup

  1. 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

  1. Muddle 3 lime wedges and 2 large cucumber slices in a 14 oz glass to release juices
  2. Add ice
  3. Add 2 oz white grape juice
  4. Add 2 oz lavender tea simple syrup*
  5. Add a shaker top and shake vigorously
  6. Add soda water and pour all ingredients into a glass (or strain if you desire) and garnish with a cucumber wheel, and a straw