Cucumber Lavender Collins

In Hamburg a very talented bartender recently introduced me to a Cucumber Collins.

A perfect drink for the kind of hot weather Denmark is experiencing at the moment.

I twisted it a little by using lavender simple syrup.

• 4 thick slices of cucumber
• 2 cl lavender simple syrup*
• 3 cl lemon juice
• 5 cl gin
• Seltzers

In the bottom of a shaker muddle the cucumber with the lemon and the lavender simple syrup. Add ice and gin and shake.

Double strain into a chilled collins glass - or another tallish glass - add seltzers and garnish with cucumber.

* Lavender Simple Syrup : Bring 1 dl sugar and 1/2 dl water to the boil with the flowers from four sprigs of lavender added. Boil for 5 minutes and let it cool of.