The Ultimate Gin and Tonic.
Rim the glass with our spice blend, dust your cucumber, and pour a gin and tonic that actually tastes like something
Rim the glass with our spice blend, dust your cucumber, and pour a gin and tonic that actually tastes like something
Ingredients
Ingredients
- FOR THE DRINK:
- 2 fluid ounces gin, we like Green House Artisan Gin
- 4 fluid ounces tonic water, we like Q and Fever Tree here
- ice
- cucumber, cold and sliced
- lime, sliced
Method
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01
Rim glass with lime juice and seasoning
2 minUpside-down dip method; let dry briefly before use.
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02
Slice cucumber and lime for garnish
3 minLightly dust slices with rim seasoning from saucer.
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03
Fill glass with ice and nestle cucumber slice
1 minPack that ice tight so it won't shift when you pour, and make sure your cucumber slice is ice-cold straight from the fridge — warm produce will dilute your drink before you even take a sip.
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04
Add gin and top with tonic water
1 minPour gin over ice first, then tonic.
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05
Garnish with cucumber and lime wedge
1 minDust that cucumber slice generously with Casa M blend before it hits the glass, then wedge your lime so it's easy to squeeze; you want the spice to be the first thing your nose catches when you bring the glass up.
From Mike's Notebook
Cold cucumber matters — room temperature wilts faster and waters down your drink.
Let the rim dry before pouring — wet salt slides off and doesn't stick to your lip.
Pour gin first, then tonic — the gin chills enough to handle the carbonation without going flat.