Place the cucumber and mint in a cocktail shaker and add the lime juice and simple syrup. Muddle the cucumber and mint together. (I muddled it for about 3 minutes. I really wanted to squish the cucumber but not obliterate it)
Add the vodka to the mixture and add enough ice to fill it half way
Cap the shaker and shake it at least for 15 seconds or stir it, whichever you prefer
Strain the mixture into a martini glass, take a spoon and fish a few pieces of cucumber out, along with a few mint leaves and place it in the liquid
Sip
Smile
Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
Use the freshest mint you can find
Slice the cucumbers fairly thin - ⅛ inch
Muddle until the cucumber has broken up some and you can smell the mint without sticking your nose in the shaker
Use a 2:1 ratio of sour:sweet otherwise it is too sweet, adjust as needed
Use a good quality vodka
If you don't have a muddler, you can use the back of a wooden spoon