Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail

Name: Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
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.

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

Published October 4, 2025

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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.
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