- 12 1/8-inch-thick slices English hothouse cucumber, divided
- 10 fresh raspberries, divided
- 1/4 cup gin
- 1/4 cup acacia honey
- 2 tablespoons (scant) aquavit
- 2 tablespoons (scant) fresh lime juice
- Crushed ice
- Using muddler or handle of wooden spoon, mash 10 cucumber slices and 8 raspberries in cocktail shaker. Add gin, honey, aquavit, and lime juice. Shake vigorously 20 times. Fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with crushed ice. Strain cucumber mixture into glasses, dividing equally. Garnish each drink with 1 cucumber slice and 1 raspberry and serve. Adapted from
- A Scandinavian liqueur flavored with caraway seeds; available at specialty foods stores and some liquor stores.