Mike's Mix: The Still Kickin' Cocktail

"Cocktails For A Cause" is collaboration between local charities, craft distilleries and Lela Restaurant in Bloomington.

Happy hour turns into a fundraiser every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with half of the proceeds from a custom cocktail going to a nonprofit.

Still Kickin' and the Minnesota United are partnered with them for June. Here is a cocktail Lela crafted just for this special nonprofit.

Ingredients

2 thin cucumber wheels
3 lime wedges
1 ¼ oz Tattersall Gin
1 ¼ oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
Gruet Brut sparkling wine

Directions

Prepare a Collins glass by twirling a thin slice of cucumber on the inside; add ice. Muddle ingredients, except sparkling wine, in a shaker tin. Shake over ice and strain into the iced glass. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a mint sprig.

Lela features upscale, American cuisine that is anchored in steak, homemade pasta and crudo.