Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail

A refreshing cocktail featuring the crisp flavors of cucumber and shiso leaves, combined with Hendricks gin, aloe juice, and Chartreuse liqueur. This sophisticated drink balances botanical notes with cooling cucumber for a unique summer sipper.

2 servings
5 min

Ingredients

  • 8 slices cucumber
  • 12 leaves shiso leaves
  • ¼ cup Hendricks Gin
  • ¼ cup aloe juice
  • 2 teaspoons Chartreuse liqueur
  • Ingredient info: Shiso leaves
  • from the perilla plant (also known as Japanese basil)
  • are sold at Japanese markets. Aloe juice is available at better supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash cucumber and shiso in a cocktail shaker. Add gin and mash again. Fill shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add tonic, aloe, and Chartreuse. Stir to blend well. Fill 2 Old Fashioned glasses with ice; strain cocktail into glasses.

    5 min

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