Mint Summer Refresher

This may be the most refreshing drink ever as the three flavor ingredients shine better together than alone. 

Mint, this wild child of the plant world is so cool, the smell of it brings the temperature down. Seasonal crispy cucumbers provide the crunch to this drink, and tangy lime simply tastes like summer. Have a pitcher of this on hand for future heatwaves. 

If you wish to make this into a cocktail, just add a cup of cucumber vodka.

Mint Summer Refresher

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

Large bunch of fresh mint 

Juice of two limes plus one lime, sliced

10 cucumber slices

2 quarts (about 68 ounces of lime seltzer)

In a small pot, heat the water. Add sugar and boil until sugar dissolves, about two to three minutes. Turn off heat and add 12-15 mint leaves to the pot and let cool. Once cooled, remove the mint leaves.

In a large pitcher, add the lime juice, the mint syrup and the seltzer. Top with the sliced cucumber and lime and additional mint leaves.

Serve in frozen glasses with ice.