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Hey, Jocelyn, and I'm back with my friend Sandra, and she's going to make this wonderful, fun, spicy drink for us
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It's a cucumber pepper cocktail, and it's really yummy, and despite the fact that it's spicy
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it's a really great refreshing thing for, like, those hot summer days and things
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when you're kind of done with the sweet, sugary stuff that we all have a lot in summer
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So, I will let you start on this. Okay, well, this could not be easier, I'm pleased to say
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Bye, Ceezy! So when you are done with your work day or your work week and you want to get on with your cocktail without further ado, this is a good choice
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It's a little bit unusual. You don't see these very often. And it could not be easier
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We're just going to put this beautiful cucumber mint. There are several good cucumber vodkas out there at the market
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This is just one of many. I kind of like the cucumber mint
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The mint is pretty subtle but it just adds a little more brightness to something that already really refreshing you soon Indeed indeed One ounce One ounce You can see the little marker
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Yeah, I have a little marker there. It's there. I'm just going to sit that in
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And then I'm going to take some fresh ground pepper and just put a few grinds actually into that
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Right into the ice. On the ice. Right in the vodka. I feel like it's going to be a Bloody Mary
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It's not. It's going to be almost the opposite of a Bloody Mary
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So mean and so fresh. Okay. And so you can actually walk away from this and go do something for a minute if you want to
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And let the ice kind of soak it up and the vodka is getting spicy
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But if you're impatient, don't. Okay. I'm impatient. Also, we're filming. And also we're filming
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So I'm just going to put a few, couple slices of cucumber right in that drink
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It's going to continue to add flavor to it. especially you know garnishes a lot of times people think they just for looks but They really do add so much the drink So as your ice is starting to melt into your drink your cucumber is continuing to add flavor
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So we're just going to tip some club soda onto the top
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That garnish to, not only is it adding flavor, but often as you drink it, because it's on top, it also activates your smell
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And so we taste and smell together, right? So that's something you learn when you're being trained as a bartender, that the garnish is not just for pretty, but that it's, you know, multi-layering what you're making
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Absolutely. So it really does add an extra layer of sensory delight to your cocktail
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And so I have here just some, we have black and red peppercorns
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Yeah. You can use just black, you can use just red, whatever you like. Any color pepper you want
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Any color. It's your drink. We like the peppercorns. Make it the way you want. And they're just pretty. And they're just pretty
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They look so nice. They will fall down to the bottom and they will also continue to help flavor that drink So by the time you get to the end of this drink it going to be even better when you start it And I made a cucumber spear for my stir
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You can do this or not as you choose. I like it. But I find it very helpful to keep the drink out of the way as we go
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Also, vegetables in your cocktail. It's a healthy cocktail. It's a healthy cocktail, and also it's an appetizer
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That's right. I like it. It's a two-in-one. Beverage is what this is
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I would like to see. It's really good. I mean, you think it's going to
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You don't think of like pepper in a cocktail, but it's actually really excellent
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So I hope somebody is going to try this out there and tell us how what you think of it
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And until then, we will see you next Friday for our next cocktail
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Bye. Bye. Now I have to get this still I love that
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Is it good? It is, it's really good
