Matcha Tan Fresco (Green Tea Cocktail with Mint & Cucumber)

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The words tan fresco translate literally in Spanish to "so cool" :)

What You'll Need:

• 1 1/2 to 2 cups filtered water
• 2-3 oz of gin
• 2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder
• Cucumber, 10 or more thin slices
• Mint leaves, small handful
• Ice cubes

Instructions:

• In two cocktail glasses, muddle together the cucumber slices and a small handful of mint leaves with a wooden spoon.
• Fill the rest of the glasses with ice cubes
• In a cocktail shaker (or a large Mason jar with a lid), vigorously shake together the water, gin, matcha, your choice of sweetener and an ice cube until there are no clumps. (note: we made ours with approx. 1/2 oz. of organic cane syrup).
• Pour the shaker's contents in to the cocktail glasses and garnish with a mint leaf.
• Kanpai! (＾-＾)＿日

Note: This recipe is highly modifiable to your preferences for flavor and alcohol content, so don't hesitate to experiment with more/less of any ingredient, or swap out gin for vodka, etc. Oh, and drink responsibly!

bon appetit