Silver Monk

If the margarita is the Hollywood star of the beach bar menu, the Silver Monk is its sophisticated, saltier counterpart. Both drinks call for tequila, simple syrup and lime juice, but the Silver Monk stands apart because it adds salt into the mix rather than rimming the glass. Its name is a nod to the French Carthusian monks who make the herbaceous Chartreuse that gives the drink its verdant hue.

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Course Cocktails

Servings cocktail

Ingredients

1 fresh mint sprig
6 slices English cucumber thin
2 tablespoons Simple Syrup
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons blanco tequila (1 1/2 ounces)
1 tablespoon green Chartreuse (1/2 ounce)
1/2 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice

Simple Syrup:

1 cup water
1 cup sugar (8 ounces)

Instructions

Muddle the mint sprig, 3 of the cucumber slices, Simple Syrup, and salt in the bottom of a cocktail shaker for 30 seconds. Add tequila, Chartreuse, lime juice, and ice to fill shaker.
Cover with lid, and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with remaining cucumber slices.

For the Simple Syrup:

Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil until the sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat, and let stand 30 minutes. Strain and chill until ready to use.

Notes

Excerpted from Beach Cocktails by the Editors of Coastal Living. Copyright © 2017 Oxmoor House. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Time Inc. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

Keyword cocktails, cucumber, lime, tequila