630671 Tue Jun 23 08:50:17 -0700 2009 27 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 4797972 Now that the warm weather is here I have become obsessed with cucumber based cocktails. My current favorite is the Miners Club Cocktail at Central. But I have made it my mission to seek out other cucumber-based cocktails and try them all (not in one sitting of course...perhaps over the course of a few weeks :) ). Have you seen any interesting cucumber-based cocktails or tried any yummy ones? I'm interested in hearing your recs. Tue Jun 23 08:50:17 -0700 2009 76776 Elyssa 1 4798020 Try a Hendricks Gin & tonic, with a sliver of Cucumber! So very refreshing. From their web site: "First is a lovely hint of Bulgarian Rose, which is extracted by gently pressing essential oils from the petals. Next comes the coup de grace — Cucumber, the essence of which is obtained by mashing the fresh fruit, then mixing the pulp with cold water." They use cucumber in this gin, it has an unbelievable clean taste. Their web site: http://www.hendricksgin.com/us/about/index.asp Tue Jun 23 09:03:10 -0700 2009 4797972 243273 pacheeseguy 2 4798184 Hendricks anything! Do you like gimlets? I ordered a Hendrick's gimlet the other day ( at a restaurant out of town that uses fresh juice, not Rose's), and it was amazing. I'll also second the cucumber mojito at Zengo. Tue Jun 23 09:44:30 -0700 2009 4798020 87249 katecm 3 4798533 I've never had a gimlet. Where do you usually order them? I think I've seen it on the PS7 drink menu before. Tue Jun 23 11:09:40 -0700 2009 4798184 76776 Elyssa 2 4798509 Do you know where to get a good one in the area or does it not really matter? Tue Jun 23 11:06:29 -0700 2009 4798020 76776 Elyssa 3 4798790 It's usually gin or vodka with Rose's lime juice, but good bars will make it with sweetened, fresh-squeezed lime juice. The Rose's can be really sweet and cloyingly overpowering, but at the same time, a lot of people prefer it because they're used to it. I like the fresh stuff. PS7 used to have an amazing one, before the new bartender (but that's okay, since she's worth losing my favorite drink). Tue Jun 23 12:17:05 -0700 2009 4798509 87249 katecm 1 4798107 Pimm's Cup #1 is served (properly) with a long cucumber slice. Tue Jun 23 09:27:47 -0700 2009 4797972 10624 MikeR 2 4798511 I love Pimm's Cup. I tried Rasika's version and that was good. Where else? Tue Jun 23 11:06:52 -0700 2009 4798107 76776 Elyssa 3 4803056 I haven't had a Pimm's Cup for ages. Used to get it at Gaylord's but that's been gone for years. These days I don't drink much, particularly at restaurant bar prices. Wed Jun 24 14:36:18 -0700 2009 4798511 10624 MikeR 3 4859118 You can get a yummy one at Acadiana... but googling the recipe from Pimms and making your own is the best! Tue Jul 14 17:52:25 -0700 2009 4798511 272587 SparkleKristy 1 4798140 I had a cucumber drink at Zengo. maybe it was a cucumber mojito, but i can't remember......i did have more than one! but that's not the reason i can't remember! ;-) Tue Jun 23 09:34:42 -0700 2009 4797972 22848 zelda68 2 4800043 Yes, they have a great cucumber mojito! Highly recommend. Tue Jun 23 18:47:21 -0700 2009 4798140 87194 KWynn 1 4798178 Recently at Embassy of Finland where they had a cucumber vodka mixed with Izze's clementine soda. It was soooo good! I also remember Corduroy have a pretty tasty drink last summer. Tue Jun 23 09:43:28 -0700 2009 4797972 55982 MrsWheatie 1 4798517 Thanks for all these recommendations. I'll try to hit up all of them over the course of the summer :) Tue Jun 23 11:07:34 -0700 2009 4797972 76776 Elyssa 1 4798775 Hudson in Dupont has a Cucumber Collins: "hendricks gin, english cucumber, house made sours, topped with an english cucumber wheel" I haven't had it since last summer but I remember it being really refreshing and quite tasty! Tue Jun 23 12:12:26 -0700 2009 4797972 48044 WashDC33 1 4798776 I'm not kidding, I was just talking about my obsession with cucumber drinks this past wknd--it is quickly becoming my favorite summer drink and beginning to edge out my former fave, white sangria. The Silver Samurai at SEI is absolutely incredible. It consisgts of shochu, cucumber, vanilla syrup and black pepper---YUM. Shochu is a Japanese distilled spirit that's brewed. The only drawback is that the drinks at SEI are on the small side and they are expensive! But so worth trying! Tue Jun 23 12:12:33 -0700 2009 4797972 191344 joann.hill12 2 4798795 I just read about the Silver Samurai. It's at the top of my list. Tue Jun 23 12:18:34 -0700 2009 4798776 76776 Elyssa 1 4845637 Was at Vermilion last night and they have a cucumber drink. Fri Jul 10 05:58:03 -0700 2009 4797972 256421 maoj 1 4847021 Gordon Biersch in Rockville (and I would imagine in DC, too) has a couple "martinis" that use cucumber. I had the Geisha, which has sochu, lychee liquor (really tasty) and muddled cucumber. It tasted great but they don't strain the drink, which leads to some pulp (fine) and seeds in the drink (not so fine). There was at least one other drink on the menu--I think it might have been a cucumber martini. Fri Jul 10 12:17:43 -0700 2009 4797972 231079 mrshendricks 1 4848633 There is an excellent cucumber martini at The Source. Sat Jul 11 05:36:57 -0700 2009 4797972 16423 mnadel 2 4849399 Since this thread is still alive I must report that I had a fabulous cucumber drink at Proof on Wednesday night - if I recall correctly it was cucumber vodka, gin, lime, and jalapeno - really refreshing and lovely (but then everything they do there is lovely). Sat Jul 11 12:53:40 -0700 2009 4848633 207536 rarotonga 3 4849747 Did they add anything sweet like sugar, sour mix or sprite? Sat Jul 11 16:05:05 -0700 2009 4849399 18011 Jacey 4 4850105 I didn't ask... if I venture to guess I'd say maybe a little simple syrup, but not much else. It was very bracing and refreshing - not sweet at all. I also had a cucumber-sake cocktail (ok, to be honest many many many cucumber-sake cocktails) on a ship I was on last fall. They were delightful, but unfortunately I have little recollection of what they contained. Sat Jul 11 19:04:38 -0700 2009 4849747 207536 rarotonga 3 4850234 Thanks for reporting. I'll have to check that out--the jalapeno makes it sound particularly interesting. I'm not much of a vodka person but I love the combination of gin and cucumber. Sat Jul 11 20:14:14 -0700 2009 4849399 76776 Elyssa 4 4855330 It was good - not sweet at all. Hope you like it. I discovered another gin-and-cucumber drink on Sunday (honestly, I'm not a lush): at Rocket to Venus, a funky little bar in Hampden in Baltimore. This was muddled cucumber, gin, fresh lime juice, and Sprite, I think. Really refreshing. Lots of cucumber - it was really almost like a Pimms Cup, with lots of nice boozy vegetables to munch on after the drink was gone. Mon Jul 13 17:12:10 -0700 2009 4850234 207536 rarotonga 5 4856962 It's the Pimm's Cup that inspired my obsession with cucumber based cocktails. I'm working on a post for my blog on this topic so I hope in the next month to check out a handful of these drinks. You'll have to excuse me if my typing is off in the near future...you'll know why! :) Tue Jul 14 08:07:30 -0700 2009 4855330 76776 Elyssa 6 4857451 Elyssa, what's your blog? I'd be interested in reading it. Tue Jul 14 10:03:04 -0700 2009 4856962 18011 Jacey 7 4859384 I just started it so there are not a whole lot of articles yet but I have grand plans :) www.statedinner.wordpress.com Tue Jul 14 19:23:34 -0700 2009 4857451 76776 Elyssa