Cucumber Mint Drink

5 from 6 votes

Refreshing Cucumber Mint Vodka Cocktails are sweetened with mint simple syrup. Easy to make and so refreshing.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Cocktails, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 192kcal

In a small heavy-bottom saucepan add sugar and water. Bring to a low boil, and cook until sugar dissolves.
½ cup sugar, ½ cup water
Turn off heat, stir in mint leaves, and cover the pan. Allow mixture to steep for at least 15 minutes. Strain into a glass jar and cool.
5 sprigs mint
This recipe makes 1 cup of syrup so there will be leftover. The Syrup can be kept sealed in refrigerator for 1-month.

Finely dice 2 Tbsp cucumber. Cut 2 extra round or long slices for garnish.
2 Tablespoons Cucumber, finely diced
Add diced cucumber, 2 tablespoons cooled simple syrup and lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle (smash) the cucumber for about 1-minute with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon.
2 Tablespoons Mint Simple Syrup, 2 Tablespoons Lime juice, freshly squeezed
Add vodka and crushed ice to the shaker. Shake vigorously for about 30-seconds.
4 oz Vodka, Crushed ice
Remove the lid of the shaker and pour evenly into two cocktail glasses, including ice and cucumber pieces. (Strain if you don't want the cucumber pieces in the glasses).
Top each glass to the top with sparkling water.
8 oz Sparkling water
Garnish with cucumber slices or rounds and a mint sprig.
2 Mint sprigs, for garnish, 2 slices Cucumber, for garnish

If you want more detailed instructions about making Simple Syrup read this full post with step by steps.
Want a Cucumber Mocktail instead? Just omit the vodka