Refreshing Gin, Cucumber, Lime and Aloe Cocktail

Cocktail rafraîchissant gin, concombre, lime et aloès

Our recipe for the month of July: a fresh and thirst-quenching cocktail, perfect for the hot summer days!

Ingredients

  • 4 large glasses
  • 180 mL Québec gin (Ungava or Piger Henricus)
  • 400 mL English cucumber juice (about 3 cucumbers)
  • Juice of 3 limes
  • 400 mL aloe vera juice
  • 150 mL of simple syrup, with thyme aromatics (see recipe below)
  • 180 mL soda or sparkling water

Preparation

  1. Bring 100 mL water, 100 mL sugar and 4 sprigs of thyme to a boil in a pot. Cool quickly in the fridge.
  2. In a mixer, purée the cucumbers, strain through a fine sieve and set aside.
  3. Fill a shaker with ice cubes, pour in the gin, lime juice, cucumber juice and thyme syrup. Shake well and pour into 4 glasses full of ice cubes. Add the aloe vera juice and the soda.
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Servings
4 portions
Category
Drinks and cocktails
Recipe by
Marchés publics de Montréal