Basil Cucumber Smash recipe

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Ingredients

3 slices cucumber, plus more for garnish
3 basil leaves, plus more for garnish
1 ½ teaspoons superfine sugar
1 ½ fluid ounces vodka
1 cup crushed ice

Nutrition Info

130.1 calories
carbohydrate: 8.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.4 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 9.2 mg
sugar: 7.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a Collins glass, muddle cucumber, basil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add vodka and crushed ice. Stir until well chilled. Garnish with an additional cucumber slice and basil leaf.

Recipe Yield

1 drink

Recipe Note

Crushed ice, and plenty of it, is key to this and other smashes. It's what, in pre-freezer days, made this cocktail style seem so very indulgent.

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