Eastern Standard

I love boozy cocktails. The Eastern Standard is a nice depature from the pure-alcohol ones I usually tend to order. With the cucumber, mint and lime, it's a fresh cocktail that must be served cold.

Ingredients

• 3 thick slices of cucumber
• 3 mint leaves
• 50ml dry gin (I like No.3 London Dry Gin)
• 12.5ml lime juice
• 10ml sugar syrup

Method

1. Muddle the cucumber and mint
2. Add the remaining ingredients
3. Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass (strain through a fine sieve if you don't want fragments of mint in the finished drink)

Notes

You can replace the gin in this recipe for vodka, if you prefer a cleaner, less botanical, taste.

Inspiration

The Eastern Standard is one of Soho House's house tonics.