Cocktail "Mom's Little Helper"

Ingredients:

• 1 cucumber
• 40 ml of gin
• A little freshly squeezed lime juice
• A little sugar syrup
• Chilled sparkling water

Preparation:

1. Slice a piece of cucumber and set aside for serving. Peel the remaining cucumber, cut it in half, and remove the seeds. Blend until smooth, then strain through a fine sieve.
2. Fill a highball glass three-quarters full with ice. Add 2 ml of cucumber puree, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup and stir. (To make a simple syrup, simmer equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves, then let cool.) Fill the glass with club soda and stir again. Garnish with the reserved cucumber slices.