Cucumber Tequila-citrus-mint Fizz

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 ounces cucumber tequila, chilled (recipe follows)
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 lime wedge
• 5 -10 fresh mint leaves
• 5 -6 ounces carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled
• 1 (750 ml) bottle silver tequila
• 1/2 thinly sliced peeled cucumber

Recipe

• 1 cucumber tequila: pour tequila into pitcher (save bottle); stir in cucumber. refrigerate overnight. using fine mesh strainer and funnel, strain tequila back into bottle. store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
• 2 cocktail directions: fill 12-oz. tumber with ice. pour tequila over ice. squeeze lemon and lime wedges over ice; add to glass.
• 3 put mint leaves in one hand. clap between hands several times to release oils; drop leaves in glass. top with soda. stir gently.
• 4 tip: if you don't want to make a whole bottle of cucumber tequila, you can cut the quantity down to make just what you will use up the next day. (i.e. use 4 - 6 ounces tequila and about 6 thin slices of cucumber.).