Rocky Cucumber Cocktail

Rocky Cucumber Cocktail

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Prep: 3 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 3 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 cocktail

Are you ready for a garden-fresh cocktail with an affordable, crisp, and organic vodka? If so, this Rocky Cucumber is the perfect drink for you and it's a great cocktail for spicing up (and cooling down) a hot summer afternoon.

This Rocky Cucumber recipe is a signature drink of Leaf Vodka, a certified organic vodka produced in Michigan with the cleanest Alaskan and Rocky Mountain waters available.

This recipe plays off that favorite combination of cooling cucumber and spicy peppers. It's a pairing we see often in modern cocktails and reminds me of drinks like the Cucumber Mint Margarita. The contrasting tastes are interesting and never cease to amaze those who enjoy these drinks.

In the case of the Rocky Cucumber, 'hot pepper sauce' brings in the heat and that is a pretty broad ingredient. I used Cholula for my hot sauce because it's a personal favorite that I find useful in almost any spicy cocktail. Tabasco's bitterness and stronger heat would be another great option, though you could use almost any hot sauce you have in the pantry.

Tip: Take it easy with the hot sauce. One dash too many can easily throw off the balance and burn the drink to the point where it's undrinkable.

Once you have that perfect balance between the cool fruit and the spicy pepper, you will quickly discover why we love cocktails like this.

Ingredients

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle 3 slices of cucumber with the vodka, lime juice, simple syrup, and 3 dashes of hot sauce.

  3. Add ice and shake well.

  4. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.

  5. Top with club soda.

  6. Garnish with a cucumber slice and add an extra dash of hot sauce. Serve and enjoy.

How Strong Is the Rocky Cucumber?

Let's assume that our rocks glass needs about 2-ounces of soda to finish it off. With that and because we know that Leaf Vodka is 80-proof, we can estimate that the Rocky Cucumber is a relatively mild mixed drink with an alcohol content of right around 12 percent ABV (24 proof).

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
200 Calories
0g Fat
18g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 68mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 18g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 16mg 78%
Calcium 40mg 3%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 285mg 6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)