Love Bug Recipe

Time8m

Serves1

White Squall Gin, Passion Fruit, Lime Juice, Cucumber, Simple Syrup.

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Ingredients

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1
Prepare cucumber
Peel (if desired) and slice a cucumber. Reserve one thin, attractive wheel for garnish. Roughly chop or cut three slices to use in the cocktail.
2
Measure and strain
Measure the gin, passion fruit puree, lime juice and simple syrup. If using fresh passion fruit, scoop pulp and lightly strain to remove most seeds (reserve a little pulp for garnish if desired).

3
Muddle the chopped cucumber slices gently in a cocktail shaker until they release their juices but are not completely pulverized (about 6–8 presses with a muddler).
4
Add White Squall Gin (2 oz), passion fruit puree (1 oz), fresh lime juice (0.75 oz) and simple syrup (0.5 oz) to the shaker with the muddled cucumber.
5
Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup) and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold and slightly frosted.
6
Double-strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe or martini glass (use a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer to remove cucumber bits and any seeds).

7
Garnish with the reserved thin cucumber wheel on the rim or floating on the surface. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of passion fruit pulp over the top if you want more texture and visual appeal.
8
Serve immediately.