Let's go Cuckoo !

You know... it's summer n all ?

It's super hot on the east coast... so, I had picked up lots of cucumbers and watermelons when I shopped 2 weeks ago.

I chopped up the first one, and sprinkled some salt, pepper and chilli powder and made an evening snack out of it. But then, I came across a cocktail recipe on Pottery Barn and decided to try a variant at the party we were hosting on July 3.

Presenting to you - Let's go Cuckoo ! :)

• Take 5-10 Cucumber slices and mash them up using a muddler to extract the juice.
• Toss them in the cocktail shaker
• Add 1 small measure of sugar syrup
• Add 2 measures of Tequila
• Add 1.5 measure of Soda or Water
• Stir them up a bit and keep aside
• Add in just a pinch of lemon pepper powder
• On a small side plate - Add some salt, lemon pepper, chilli powder 
• Take a nice cocktail glass and dip it rim first on the side plate so that the rim gets lined with the spice mix
• Then carefully pour the mixed drink into the glass, through a cocktail strainer that holds back the cucumbers and seeds (you can let the cucumbers fall through if you want)
• Decorate with a slice, and serve it like a pro!

I loved it, and so did a bunch of my friends :)