Gin, Gin I Love You!

Gin, Gin I Love You!

I recently popped into Mother's Ruin Gin Bar in Cape Town.  

This little gem is tucked away on the ever popular Bree Street in an old yet modernised colonial house.  

On the menu you can expect to find over 60 different types of gin (with another 21 on their way from New York) and you can expect everything from the classic and reinvented gin-based cocktails, to gin and tonics made with local and imported gins flown in from all over the globe. 

After visiting this phenomena it got me in the mood to experiment with some different flavours of my own. 

One of my favourite gin infusions is cucumber - so simple and yet so very refreshing, perfect for a hot summer's day.

Ingredients for this ever so easy recipe:

(You are a mere three steps away from gin heaven)

• 1 large cucumber 
• 1 bottle of gin (750ml)

1. Peel the cucumber, roughly chop and then blend with a stick blender. 
2. Add the gin and leave to infuse for 24 hours in the fridge.
3. Strain, bottle and enjoy with some tonic and plenty of ice!