Mint & gin and tonic cocktail

It’s time for a drink! This Saturday night, this cucumber mint & gin cocktail has my name on it 🍸

You’ll need: 6 cucumber slices, 4 sprigs of mint (leaves), 1 tsp of white sugar, 4x30ml gin, tonic for topping up & 2 ice cubes

Muddle sugar, 4 cucumber slices & all but two sprigs of mint leaves with gin in your cocktail shaker. Once muddled, add ice and shake. Strain into cocktail glasses, pour tonic to serve and garnish with a sprig of mint and a slice of cucumber in each glass (serves 2).

If you’re an American in the UK or anywhere outside of the U.S. today, happy 4th of July 💥 and hope you’re having a drink, maybe some BBQ (I’m having sausages tonight, subbing for hot dogs, does that count?) and FaceTiming your family back home 💫 days like today make me miss home a little extra because a normal 4th of July is filled with drinking, BBQs, beach bike rides, pool splashing and lots of smiling faces with everyone you love!