Ingredients:

2 oz. Tanqueray 10 gin
2 half-inch round slices of cucumber
1 stalk cilantro leaves
1 1/2 tsp. green finger chilies
Simple syrup (recipe follows) or liquid sweetener

Instructions:

1. Fill mixing glass halfway with ice and add cucumber, cilantro and chilies.
   
2. Top off the glass with ice. Use a muddling tool to crush mixture to extract juices so they dribble into the ice.
   
3. Add Tanqueray 10 gin and a splash of simple syrup and shake well.
   
4. Strain drink into a double rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish rim with a single slice of cucumber.

Simple Syrup

Stir equal parts granulated sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and cool, then use the reduction to sweeten cold drinks. Refrigerate in an airtight container.