Description
A “skinny margarita” and a cucumber cocktail prove that booze doesn’t have to be too sugar-heavy.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cucumber Cocktail:
- 3 oz freshly squeezed cucumber juice
- 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 oz white tequila
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup ice, plus more for serving
- 3 oz sparkling water, such as San Pellegrino, or club soda
- 1 sprig mint
For the Skinny Margarita:
- 2 lime wedges
- Salt for glass rim
- 1 cup ice, plus more for serving
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 oz white tequila
- 2 oz club soda
Instructions
For the Cucumber Cocktail:
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the cucumber and lime juices, tequila, sugar, and ice, and shake well.
- Strain the mixture into a chilled tumbler filled with ice and top off with sparkling water. Garnish with the mint.
For the Skinny Margarita:
- Rub the rim of a rocks glass with 1 lime wedge and dip it in salt. Fill with ice.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the lime juice, tequila, and ice. Shake well until chilled. Strain the mixture into the salt-rimmed glass. Top with the club soda. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.