Enero Seco (Dry January)

Food & Festivities

Jan 31

**Ingredients:**
12 cucumber slices, setting aside 4 slices for garnish
20 mint leaves, setting aside 4 leaves for garnish
4 oz. simple syrup (one part sugar dissolved in one part water)
3 oz. lime juice
Club soda or sparkling water, to top

Garnishes: fresh mint, cucumber slices, lime slices, Tajín

Instructions:

1. Combine the cucumber slices, mint leaves, simple syrup, and lime juice in a shaker and muddle well.

2. Shake or stir with a bar spoon, serve in a highball with ice, and top with club soda.

3. Garnish with fresh mint and lime or cucumber slices, and enjoy.

4. A Tajín rim takes it over the top (a must-include, in my opinion).

*Makes four refreshing servings.

My Two Cents:

Slightly sweet, fresh and zingy, Enero Seco (“Dry January” in Spanish) is one of my favorite mocktails that I frequently enjoy every month of the year.
After one sip of this refreshing blend of cucumber, mint and lime, you’ll feel the sea mist of summer kissing your skin, even in the chill of winter.

Yield: Makes 4 refreshing servings.

Author: Dontrey Britt-Hart

Enero Seco (Dry January)

This refreshing, zero-proof drink is proof in a glass that Dry January can still pack a punch of flavor and fun. After one sip of this refreshing blend of cucumber, mint and lime, you’ll feel the sea mist of summer kissing your skin, even in the chill of winter.

Ingredients

12 cucumber slices, setting aside 4 slices for garnish
20 mint leaves, setting aside 4 leaves for garnish
4 oz. simple syrup (one part sugar dissolved in one part water)
3 oz. lime juice
Club soda or sparkling water, to top

Instructions

Combine the cucumber slices, mint leaves, simple syrup, and lime juice in a shaker and muddle well.
Shake or stir with a bar spoon, serve in a highball with ice, and top with club soda.
Garnish with fresh mint and lime or cucumber slices, and enjoy.
A Tajín rim takes it over the top (a must-include, in my opinion).