🥒 Cucumber Lime Spritz

Muddled cucumber, lime, mint & sparkling water

4 min
Serves 1
Cooling & Light
Tall glass over ice
0% ABV
Ingredients
  • ½ cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 8 fresh mint leaves
  • 150ml sparkling water
  • Ice
  • Cucumber ribbon & mint to garnish
Method
  1. 1
    MuddleMuddle cucumber with sugar and mint in a shaker until the cucumber breaks down completely.
  2. 2
    ShakeAdd lime juice and ice. Shake for 10 seconds.
  3. 3
    StrainDouble strain into a tall glass over fresh ice — double straining gives a clear, clean drink.
  4. 4
    Top & garnishTop with sparkling water. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon peeled with a vegetable peeler.

About This Drink

Cucumber has been grown in India for over 3,000 years — kheera vendors at Indian train stations hand up whole cucumbers through carriage windows. This Tamarind Tribeca mocktail is the restaurant interpretation: precise, clean, and cooling — everything a good palate cleanser should be.

Bartender's Tips

English or Persian cucumbers are sweeter and less bitter than large cucumbers. Use the outer flesh with the skin (rough peel) for more colour. The drink is intentionally understated — its job is to be gentle and cooling.

Origin
Restaurant / Source
Featured on the menu at Tamarind Tribeca, New York City
Origin
Tamarind Tribeca, New York
Difficulty
Easy · 4 min
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Where to drink this
Restaurant
Tamarind Tribeca
Address
99 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013
Style
Modern Indian fine dining
Accolades
Michelin Star (previous) · long-standing NYC Indian dining destination

Tamarind in Tribeca has been one of New York's most refined Indian dining destinations for over two decades. The mocktail menu features signature non-alcoholic drinks that have become as well-known as the food — built around fresh Indian ingredients, they're designed to pair with the complex, spice-forward cooking that the kitchen is known for.

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