The London best: cucumber cocktails

Guests at Holly Fulton’s catwalk show were treated to “G&Z” cocktails with Hendrick’s gin, Zeo (a carbonated drink) and cucumber strips as they waited — meaning (for once!) no one complained about the queue. If you want to bid Fashion Week a fond farewell, here are the five best places to try a cucumber cocktail.

19 September 2012

1. Seven at Brixton’s cucumber and elderflower martini

Brixton Village’s popular bar uses locally made SW4 gin and garnishes its martinis with cucumber peel. £5, Unit 7 Market Row, SW9, 020 7998 3309, sevenatbrixton.wordpress.com

2. McQueen’s G&Z

The Shoreditch bar is one of the first to offer the G&Z. Think refreshing, rather than with a facial toner tang. £9, 55-60 Tabernacle Street, EC2, 020 7036 9229, mcqueen-shoreditch.co.uk

3. Dabbous’s Dillusion

Almost as moreish as Ollie Dabbous’s food, the Dillusion mixes gin with cucumber, elderflower cordial, lemon and dill. £8.50, 39 Whitfield Street, W1, 020 7323 1544, dabbous.co.uk

4. Mari Vanna’s cucumber and dill-infused vodka

The kitsch Russian restaurant infuses its own vodka. £10, Wellington Court, SW1, 020 7225 3122, marivanna.co.uk

5. Mishkin’s cucumber martini

The purveyor of Jewish comfort food also makes a mean martini. Crisp and strong. £7.50, 25 Catherine Street, WC2, 020 7240 2078, mishkins.co.uk