Cucumber Bourbon

submitted almost 7 years ago by horrendOne of "The Damned"

I first encountered cucumber in a vape from a shop bought juice, I was sceptical until I tried it. For a vegetable that doesn't taste of much it came through fresh and tasty in the vape. Once I got into DIY I knew I wanted to try and make something using cucumber.

After quite a few iterations and playing with percentages I've settled on the below.

|Cucumber Bourbon|| |:-|:-| |CAP Cucumber|3.5%| |TPA Kentucky Bourbon|2%| |FA Lemon Sicily|1%| |WS-23|0.75%|

CAP Cucumber - Juicy, freshly sliced cucumber. I found 3.5% the sweet spot for the flavour to come through the KB.

TPA Kentucky Bourbon - First tried this with Coop's Kiwi Bourbon recipe. Now I'm not a bourbon drinker but I really enjoyed that recipe so I thought to myself why not try make a cocktail with the cucumber. Used here at the same percentage as Kiwi Bourbon it gives you the warm boozy flavour.

FA Lemon Sicily - I've got a few lemons but found this one works best as a "dash of lemon" in a drink. Here to add another dimension and an extra note just lingering in the background.

WS-23 - Once I'd got the recipe to my liking it was time to finish it and pour it into a glass of ice. 0.75% is perfect to me for this but I know other people's tolerances vary for this. Adjust to your liking.

Works off the shake but I like to at least leave it overnight.

Comments

3 points

by mixmintressalmost 7 years ago

I've held off on Bourbon but I do want to try this, and Coop's Kiwi Bourbon.

I don't drink, but I do like butter rum lifesavers! Hoping for an analogous situation.

Some of the best combinations in food and perfumery are things that seem counter-intuitive when you first hear of them...

2 points

by sadistic_tendenciesalmost 7 years ago

Looks tasty. Will have to throw in some cucumber in my next order.

-14 points

by funkcpalmost 7 years ago

This is just silly

10 points

by horrendalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

How so? I'm enjoying the combination of flavours

-9 points

by funkcpalmost 7 years ago

The concept of a "cucumber bourbon". To me it's kind of ludicrous.

7 points

by horrendalmost 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I understand where you're coming from but if everyone stuck to tried and tested flavour combinations we'd never have anything new. Sometimes you try something and it works, sometimes not.

7 points

by mudclubalmost 7 years ago

Turns out it's a great cocktail, too. Maybe shut the fuck up til you've tried it.