Gordon's Cup

Ingredients

• 1/2 of 1 small lime, cut into 6 wedges
• 2 1/2-inch-thick rounds peeled cucumber
• 1/4 cup gin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Simple Syrup
• 1 cup cracked ice
• 1 pinch sea salt

Preparation

• Place lime and cucumber in cocktail shaker; mash with muddler or wooden spoon until lime is juiced and cucumber is pulpy. Add gin and Simple Syrup, then ice. Cover; shake vigorously 3 times. Pour contents of shaker into rocks glass. Sprinkle with salt.

• SIMPLE SYRUP/ To make the Simple Syrup called for in this recipe, stir 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil 1 minutes. Cool, then chill up to 1 month.