Preserved Bliss

This is made with a homemade strawberry jam(preserve) paired with gin, seedless muddled cucumber and fresh lemon juice. I paired the Strawberry Jam and cucumber together to highlight how much versatility cucumber (one of my favorite vegetables in my cocktails) really has.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounce beefeater Gin
  • 1.5 ounce homemade strawberry jam
  • 1 inch thick muddled seedless cucumber
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • Garnish: cucumber wheel

Instructions

first place your cucumber in a pint glass and muddle well, then combine all other ingredients. add 4 ice cubes then shake well. strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. then garnish with cucumber wheel
By Mixologist Jason Walsh