recipe from joythebaker.com

     makes 4 cocktails.  do share.

     inspired by Martha Stewart

• 2 English cucumbers
•  Small ice cubes
• 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• 12 fresh raspberries, rinsed
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes)
• 4 ounces (1/2 cup) vodka
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Cointreau
• 1 large bottled sparkling water (this recipe is not terribly sweet, so you can use lemon lime soda if you'd like more sweetness)

1. Cut 4 thin spears from 1 cucumber, and reserve for garnish. Peel remaining cucumbers, and quarter them lengthwise. Scrape out seeds with a spoon, and discard. Coarsely chop cucumbers, then puree in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add mint, sugar, raspberries and lime juice, and shake. Add 3/4 cup cucumber juice, the vodka, and Cointreau, and shake. Strain into 4 glasses filled with ice.  Finish with a splash of sparkling water in each glass and stir. Garnish each cocktail with a cucumber spear.