At a glance
Start with Kiss of Life
Kiss of Life takes about 5 minutes and lists 30 ml of cucumber juice.
Daniel O'Brien and Ethan Deering's cooling gin Gimlet variation with cucumber, lime, salted agave, and aloe liqueur.
The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are freshness (5/5) and sourness (4/5).
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How much cucumber juice should you use?
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Kiss of Life
For 1 serving · Shaken · 5 minutes
Full recipe and measuresCucumber Thyme Highball
For 1 serving · Shaken · 7 minutes
Full recipe and measuresHijuelo
For 1 serving · Shaken · 7 minutes
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4 cocktails using Cucumber Juice
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What to mix with cucumber juice
These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.
Lime Juice
Used with cucumber juice in 4 of the linked recipes.
Explore Lime JuiceCucumber
Used with cucumber juice in 2 of the linked recipes.
Explore CucumberGin
Used with cucumber juice in 2 of the linked recipes.
Explore GinThyme Syrup
Used with cucumber juice in 2 of the linked recipes.
Explore Thyme SyrupAloe liqueur
Used with cucumber juice in 1 of the linked recipe.
Explore Aloe liqueurBlack Pepper
Used with cucumber juice in 1 of the linked recipe.
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Cucumber Juice cocktail questions
Which cocktails use cucumber juice?
Kiss of Life, Sotol y Cucumber, and Cucumber Thyme Highball use cucumber juice. Kiss of Life lists 30 ml for 1 serving. Compare the 4 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.
How much cucumber juice do I need for a cocktail?
Kiss of Life lists 30 ml for 1 serving; Cucumber Thyme Highball lists 22.5 ml for 1 serving; Hijuelo lists 45 ml for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.
What else do I need to make Kiss of Life?
Alongside cucumber juice, the required ingredients for Kiss of Life are 45 ml gin, 22.5 ml lime juice, 22.5 ml salted agave syrup, 15 ml aloe liqueur, and 1 slice cucumber. Its shaken preparation takes about 5 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.
Is cucumber juice required or optional?
Cucumber Juice is required in 4 of the 4 linked recipes. Every recipe in this collection lists it as a required ingredient.
Evidence
Sources & editorial note
Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 2638-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.
- Kiss of Life: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B097
- Cucumber Thyme Highball: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B096
- Hijuelo: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B096
- Kokto governed 2638-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method
- Cucumber Juice image source and attribution© 2026 Cocktail App project owner. AI-generated original; all rights reserved.