FOOD & BEV WITH THE DUNHAMS
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Welcome to the Food & Bev with the Dunhams Blog. We are so excited to share some of our favorite food and drink recipes from the restaurant (and maybe some that aren’t!) We’ll provide the recipes (minus the ridiculous amounts of scrolling), and humor while you do the creating! Feel free to reach out and ask for specific recipes y’all want to see on the blog and post and tag us on social media with your successes!
Cheers!
Chip & Amanda Dunham
Playing Mermaids!!
Let’s splash around like mermaids and drink the cutest cocktail of the summer!
Y’all it’s been a minute; we took the month of July off from the blog’ but we’re back baby!! If you haven’t been into the restaurant lately, we have changed up our cocktail list the theme is Summer fun! This cocktail is fun and delicious and wildly popular. I mean look at it its gorgeous!
The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)
Cucumber Mint Gin
1 bottle of Neversink Gin
1 Cucumber
Some mint
Step 1: Remove some gin from the bottle; don’t worry you deserve a drink!
Step 2: Cut up one cucumber so it will fit into the bottle
Step 3: Pick some mint leaves.
Step 4: Put Mint leaves and cucumbers into the bottle of gin
Step 5: Let the gin infuse for at least two days
The Simple Syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the two ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water
Step 2: Remove from stove and cool
Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time
The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)
1 oz Cucumber Mint Infused Neversink Gin
.5 oz Lime Juice
.5 oz Simple Syrup
Top with Sparkling wine
Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)
5 oz Cucumber Mint Infused Neversink Gin
2.5 oz Lime Juice
2.5 oz Simple Syrup
Top with Sparkling wine
Let’s Talk Glassware
We will serve this cocktail in a wine glass, if you don’t want to include ice in your cocktail you can also serve this in a coupe glass.
How it’s done
Step 1: Add cucumber infused gin, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
Step 2: Top with ice and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).
Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.
Step 4: Top with ice & sparkling wine
Step 5: Enjoy!
Pro Tip: If you want a fun garnish slice up a cucumber
Drink up Babes!!
Amanda