{"id":1811,"date":"2022-03-17T17:52:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2022-03-17T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:52:46","slug":"the-perfect-st-patricks-day-cocktail-cucumber-mint-sparkler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/the-perfect-st-patricks-day-cocktail-cucumber-mint-sparkler\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail: Cucumber-Mint Sparkler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For those of us who want to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day with a drink a little more elevated than green beer, but equally as festive, we bring you the Cucumber-Mint Sparkler. Its two main ingredients – cucumber and mint – are fun to play with, especially in cocktails. Not only are their colors perfect for St. Patrick\u2019s Day, but they both add a vibrant and spring-like flavor that pairs lovely with Frank Family\u2019s sparkling Blanc de Blancs<\/a>.\u00a0This whimsical and easy recipe yields one cocktail, but we have a feeling you\u2019ll want to make it a double this March 17th.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2 each<\/td>Mini cucumbers<\/td><\/tr>
1 each<\/td>Lime<\/td><\/tr>
\u00bd oz<\/td>Vodka<\/td><\/tr>
2 tsp<\/td>Mint simple syrup (recipe below)<\/td><\/tr>
3 oz<\/td>Frank Family Blanc de Blancs<\/td><\/tr>
To taste<\/td>Mint sprigs for garnish<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients: Mint Simple Syrup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u00bd Cup<\/td>Granulated sugar<\/td><\/tr>
\u00bd Cup<\/td>Water<\/td><\/tr>
\u00bd Cup<\/td>Fresh mint leaves<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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METHOD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  1. To make the mint simple syrup, bring the sugar, water, and mint leaves to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and strain the mint leaves out. Allow time to cool before using.<\/li>
  2. Cut off a 1-inch piece of cucumber and finely chop. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the chopped cucumber with the juice of half a lime (keep the remaining half for garnish). Add the vodka, simple syrup, and ice and shake vigorously.<\/li>
  3. Before serving, garnish a stemless wine glass with cucumber ribbons. Gently run down the length of the cucumber with a vegetable peeler to form a thin strip. Wrap 2-3 cucumber ribbons around the inside of the glass.<\/li>
  4. Strain cocktail shaker into the glass filled with ice.<\/li>
  5. Top with Frank Family Blanc de Blancs.<\/li>
  6. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and a lime wheel.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    For those of us who want to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day with a drink a little more elevated than green beer, but equally as festive, we bring you the Cucumber-Mint Sparkler. Its two main ingredients – cucumber and mint – are fun to play with, especially in cocktails. Not only are their colors perfect for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[319,320,7,322,18,108,120,43,53,331],"class_list":["post-1811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wine","tag-cocktail","tag-cocktail-recipe","tag-featured","tag-mixology","tag-napa-valley","tag-napa-valley-wine","tag-recipe","tag-sparkling-wine","tag-st-patricks-day","tag-wine-cocktail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/st_Patricks_Day_Cocktail3.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/parYsd-td","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}