Name: The Galway - a cucumber mint cocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Cucumber slices (Peeled); 10 Mint leaves (Plus extra for garnish); 1 oz Simple syrup; 1 oz Lime juice; 2 drops Green food colouring; Ice; 2 oz Gin; 3-4 oz Club soda

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We’ve been getting into the green spirit(s) in preparation for one of the most carefree of holidays – St. Patrick’s Day. Green beer my be a go-to at the pubs but since most of us are house bound this year, we think this year is the perfect time to brush up on your bartending skills with our newest cocktail creation, The Galway – a Cucumber Mint Cocktail. It will easily become your new St. Pat’s fav!

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Cucumber Mint Cocktail on a white plate, beside lime slices and mint leaves with a green luck sign by Champagne and Sugarplums

The Galway is an easy cocktail to make, all you’ll need is a dram of gin, a trickle of lime juice, a splash of simple syrup, some slices o’cucumber and mint. The muddled cucumber and mint makes for a super refreshing feel, making this cocktail drink light. Bonus – because it doesn’t sit heavy like a pint of Irish beer, you can keep sipping them all night long. Sláinte!

What you’ll need:

Cucumber
Mint
Simple syrup
Lime
Gin
Club soda
Green food colouring
Cocktail shaker
Muddler
Ice
Highball glasses
Jigger

The Galway – a Cucumber Mint Cocktail

Two highball glasses on a white plate, beside lime slices and mint leaves with a green luck sign and a can of club soda by Champagne and Sugarplums

A metal cocktail shaker beside a bowl of cucumber slices and a bowl of mint leaves to make a cocktail by Champagne and Sugarplums

Peel and thinly slice some cucumber and then place inside a cocktail shaker. Add 10 leaves of fresh mint.

A metal cocktail shaker with a wooden muddler inside of it by Champagne and Sugarplums

Muddle the cucumber and mint until the cucumber is soft.

An array of ingredients and supplies to make a cocktail by Champagne and Sugarplums

Add ice, the simple syrup, lime juice, food colouring and then gin to the shaker. Shake vigorously for a couple of minutes, until the shaker feels chilled in your hands.

A metal cocktail shaker being held by a hand wearing a bracelet with the word 'shake' by Champagne and Sugarplums

Cucumber Mint Cocktail on a white plate, beside lime slices and mint leaves with a green luck sign and a metal cocktail shaker by Champagne and Sugarplums

Cucumber Mint Cocktail on a white plate, beside lime slices, mint leaves and a can of club soda by Champagne and Sugarplums

Strain the cocktail into the prepared highball glass and then top off with some club soda.

Garnish with mint, cucumber and lime slices and then serve chilled.

The Galway – a cucumber mint cocktail

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Prep Time 10 mins

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Total Time 5 mins

Course Cocktails

Cuisine Holiday

Servings 1 cocktail

Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

Cocktail shaker
Jigger
Muddler
Highball glasses

Ingredients

Cucumber slices Peeled
10 Mint leaves Plus extra for garnish
1 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Lime juice
2 drops Green food colouring
Ice
2 oz Gin
3-4 oz Club soda

Instructions

Peel and slice some cucumber slices, about 10 is good. Place into a cocktail shaker.
Add mint leaves to the cocktail shaker and muddle until cucumber is soft and mint is fragrant.
Add ice, simple syrup, lime juice, food colouring and gin to the shaker.
Shake! Until the shaker feels chilled.
Strain into a highball glass.
Top up with club soda.
Add garnish and enjoy!

Keyword cocktail, fresh, minty, St. Patrick’s Day

Two people drinking a Cucumber Mint Cocktail dressed in green by Champagne and Sugarplums

We hope you have a fabulous St. Patrick’s Day! For another tasty green cocktail, check out our Lucky Green Smash and then sooth your sweet tooth with our Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting and our Rainbow Truffles.