This vodka was a request of Miss Erin Ball's, and is also a tribute to a lovely evening with my fabulous co-workers - Lucy, Erin, Carrie, and Dave - and a bottle of cucumber vodka.
This is one of those really simple and fairly quick infusions. And it is delicious!
Ingredients
1 bottle (750 ml) vodka - don't go too cheap here...the cucumber is such a soft flavor that a really astringent, cheap, Russian vodka will ruin it. You don't need to go to the Grey Goose level, but a good mid-range one is a better choice. I think I used Platinum vodka for mine
3 cucumbers - peeled and sliced (I kept the seeds in mine, but I've read other recipes that took the seeds out. I was happy with how mine turned out, so will probably continue to keep the seeds in the next batch)
What To Do
This one is really simple. Just mix the peeled and sliced cucumbers with the vodka and let sit for three weeks. Then strain out the cucumbers using a mesh strainer.
Put in a bottle and keep chilled for a hot summer day!
I premiered this vodka on the 4th of July out on our newly built patio. It was a huge hit!
Drink Ideas
Cucumber Vodka Spritzer
This is how I enjoy this vodka the most because you can really taste the cucumber without interference of other strong flavors.
Mix one jigger of the cucumber vodka with some ice and muddled mint leaves. Then add in a half a can of club soda. Simple and delicious!
Cucumber Vodka Collins
This one is good, but the lemon flavor masks the flavor of the cucumber a bit. Some people at the patio party preferred this one, and others preferred the spritzer.
Mix one jigger of cucumber vodka with a pony of lemon juice and a squirt of agave nectar in a shaker with ice. Serve over ice and add half a can of club soda.
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