{"id":17809,"date":"2015-05-13T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=17809"},"modified":"2019-06-23T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T20:37:12","slug":"cucumber-basil-refresher-for-world-cocktail-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/cucumber-basil-refresher-for-world-cocktail-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Cucumber Basil Refresher for World Cocktail Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, May 13th is World Cocktail Day. And for you, I started a day early – mixing up a “cool as a cucumber” summer refresher for the camping, picnicking, barbecuing, beach days ahead!<\/p>\n
These “nationally” designated days are incredibly popular in our era of food lovers, aka “foodies”, food bloggers, and Yelpers. But this is WORLD cocktail day – and bars, pubs, clubs, and competitions worldwide are hoisting glasses to commemorate. I found articles galore online and several Facebook pages for this celebratory day of imbibing. Did you know that the pi\u00f1a colada was voted the UK’s favorite cocktail<\/a>? Strange…but then again, a pi\u00f1a colada does transport you to sunny, tropical locales with just one delicious sip. Isn’t it de rigueur<\/em> to enjoy this glorious concoction of rum, pineapple juice and coconut cream while lounging at the pool or surveying the scene from a beach cabana?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can tell I have summer on my mind with this refreshing libation of Pinnacle Cucumber infused vodka, muddled basil and cucumber, pineapple juice and a touch of jalape\u00f1o, if you like, for that icy hot juxtaposition that some of us go crazy for. If not, leave it out – no worries. When it comes to cocktails – it is<\/span> all about you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n