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Kew Gardens Cooler

A gin cooler with muddled cucumber, Aperol, grapefruit juice, and a hibiscus-tea syrup. It is sweet and moderately strong at about 15% ABV.
Cucumber WheelBeefeater 24 GinAperolGrapefruit JuiceCucumber Ribbon
Steps
1
Vegetables
Muddle
Cucumber Wheel
16.0g2
2
Gin
Add
Beefeater 24 Gin
56.7g2 oz
3
Liqueur
Add
Aperol
14.2g.5 oz
4
Juice
Add
Grapefruit Juice
21.3g.75 oz
5
Syrup
Add
Scarlet Glow Syrup
14.2g.5 oz
6
Vegetables
Garnish
Cucumber Ribbon
1
7
Highball
Glass
In a shaker, muddle the cucumber wheels. Add the remaining ingredients and short shake with 3 ice cubes, then strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with the cucumber ribbon skewered on a cocktail pick and serve with a straw.
Total liquid~106 g
Volume194 ml
Strength15% ABV
Alcohol28 ml (22 g)71 ml of vodka (40%)2.5 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar14 g (7.1%)3.5 sugar cubes
Acidity0.30%
SweetnessSweet
Joaquín Simó (2009)
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