The Current Cocktail

Last summer, we partnered with four local establishments to create signature drinks and dishes. Far and away, the most popular was “The Current”: a cocktail collaboration between myself and Melanie Eames of Napoli by the Lake. While it was only on the menu for a month, I still receive occasional requests for the recipe. So, here it is: fresh, bright, floral, delicious…the perfect cocktail for the end of August!

INGREDIENTS

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2oz gin

½oz elderflower liqueur

3 slices of cucumber (½" rounds)

Squeeze of fresh lime juice

Tonic

In a cocktail shaker, muddle together cucumber slices, gin, lime, and elderflower liqueur.

Add ice and shake until chilled.

Strain into a rocks glass with ice and top with tonic water.

Garnish with additional cucumber slices and/or a lime wedge.

*The gin used in the original recipe was Bombay Sapphire, and the elderflower liqueur,

St. Germain. My personal tonic of choice is always Fever Tree.