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Cucumber Ginger Fizzes

http://www.marthastewart.com/343410/cucumber-ginger-fizzes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups vodka
  • 2 English cucumbers; 1 peeled and coarsely chopped, 1 left whole
  • 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
  • 2 bottles (750 mL each) sparkling water
  • 1/2 to 1 cup Ginger Simple Syrup
  1. Put vodka and chopped cucumber in a nonreactive container. Refrigerate 1 hour. Strain; discard cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use, up to 2 days.
  2. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the remaining cucumber lengthwise into wide strips; discard seeds.
  3. Fill eight tumblers with ice. Add 3 cucumber strips and 3 tablespoons infused vodka to each glass. Squeeze, then drop, a lime wedge into each. Top with sparkling water; stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons syrup.
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Kumquat and Fennel Smash

Kumquat and Fennel Smash
Sean McClure of Craft in NYC (via Serious Eats)

3 kumquats, cut in half
3 heaping tablespoons chopped fennel
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar
1 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
Ice
Fever Tree tonic water
Garnish: 1 kumquat, sliced in rounds, on a toothpick

1. Combine and muddle the 3 kumquats, the chopped fennel, lemon juice and agave nectar in a shaker.

2. Add orange juice and ice. Pour the entire contents of the shaker into a large old-fashioned glass, top with the tonic water and garnish.