Cucumber-Basil Collins

Ingredients:

5 basil leaves
1/2 oz. simple syrup
Juice of 1 lime
2 oz. cucumber-infused gin*
club soda

Instructions:

Muddle the basil leaves and simple syrup in the bottom of a Collins glass.
Pour in the lime juice and the gin and stir, then add some crushed ice.
Top with club soda. Garnish with a cucumber slice or sprig of basil.

*Cucumber-Infused Gin


*Ingredients:

1 cup London Dry Gin
1/2 a large cucumber (Washed and sliced)-

Directions:

Place the cucumber slices in a glass jar and pour in the gin.  Seal the jar and shake.
Let it steep for three days. Once the mixture has the desired flavor, strain out the cucumber slices and pour the infusion into a bottle. Store as you would any other spirit.

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