Cucumber-Ginger Fizzes

• 1 1/2 cups vodka
• 2 English cucumbers (1 peeled and coarsely chopped, 1 whole)
• 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
• 2 bottles (750 ml each) sparkling water
• 1/2 to 1 cup Ginger Simple Syrup (recipe page 614)

1. Put vodka and the chopped cucumber into a nonreactive container.
2. Refrigerate 1 hour.
3. Strain; discard cucumber.
4. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 days.
5. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the remaining cucumber lengthwise into wide strips; discard seeds.
6. Fill 8 glasses with ice.
7. Add 3 cucumber strips and 3 tablespoons infused vodka to each glass.
8. Squeeze a lime wedge into each, and drop into drink.
9. Top with sparkling water, and stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the ginger syrup.
10. Serve immediately.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cucumber-ginger-fizzes-393228 (may not work)