The Verdant Garden Recipe

The Verdant Garden Recipe

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A spring-inspired cocktail made with vodka or gin, fresh herbs, cucumber, Chartreuse, celery bitters, and lemon. Herbal, citrusy, and slightly grassy—absolutely

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Cooking tools:

  • Muddler
  • Cocktail shaker
  • Jigger
  • Saucepan
  • Stove
  • Measuring cup
  • Glass

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 cup Turkish cucumber, sliced into ¼ inch slices
  • 1 handful tender herbs (tarragon, dill, Italian parsley, celery leaves, or mint)
  • 4 ounces gin or vodka
  • 1/2 ounce Chartreuse (or anise-flavored liqueur)
  • 1 1/2 ounces fresh lemon juice
  • splash of celery bitters (optional)
  • thin slices of Turkish cucumber
  • edible violets or herb sprigs

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