If you find yourself in the middle of a cocktail-blogging summer heatwave while visiting your best friend form college and the sole liquor in which she'll imbibe is tequila, this is the drink for you! Cucumbers in the garden are quite abundant this time of year, and what better way to celebrate their refreshing qualities than to "queue them up" as a muddled ingredient in this week's beverage. Thank you to Mr. Q. Cumber's infused sparkling beverage (available at World Market) for providing a fortifying crispness and supporting component to the notion that tequila can practically be a salad dressing. Seriously...we left the muddle cucumbers in the glass and they were quite tasty as a crunching treat during the drinking of the Q.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 oz Tequila (used Reposada)
2 oz Mr. Q Cumber Infused Sparkling Water
1 oz Chopped Cucumber
Lime
Into your serving glass, muddle the chopped cucumbers and tequila. Return to fridge. Ask the craftiest person at your gathering to fancy-up a cucumber garnish for the drinks. Add sparkling beverage, ice and garnish to chilled alcohol, stir, return to patio and enjoy! P.S. I know...it seems passe to combine ingredients in this order, but hey...you're on vacation. Relax and live a little! :-)
Notes on Tequila:
Earlier in the week Bonnie and I taste-tested 3 Corazon tequilas (trivia note: this Agave tequila company was semi-recently acquired by Sidney Frank, the creator and developer of Grey Goose Vodka). We found the Blanco to be "fine and standard." The Reposado to be "more complex and slightly smoky/earthy" but not tasty enough to warrant worthy of straight sipping. And then the Anejo; too delicious to mix with other strong flavors and the reason why I now understand how people actually enjoy tequila. We chose the Reposado as a base for this week's blending as it held a robust flavor and also lent itself well to absorbing Q's summery notes.
Earlier in the week Bonnie and I taste-tested 3 Corazon tequilas (trivia note: this Agave tequila company was semi-recently acquired by Sidney Frank, the creator and developer of Grey Goose Vodka). We found the Blanco to be "fine and standard." The Reposado to be "more complex and slightly smoky/earthy" but not tasty enough to warrant worthy of straight sipping. And then the Anejo; too delicious to mix with other strong flavors and the reason why I now understand how people actually enjoy tequila. We chose the Reposado as a base for this week's blending as it held a robust flavor and also lent itself well to absorbing Q's summery notes.
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