Sour Key Lime Vodka Gimlet - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup ice cubes, or as needed, divided
    1 lime, zested in thin strips and quartered
    1 raw sugar cube
    2 fluid ounces fresh Key lime juice
    2 fluid ounces vodka (such as Hangar One(R))
    1 splash club soda (optional)
Preparation
    Fill ice into cocktail glass and place in the freezer.
    Place 2 lime wedges and the sugar cube into a cocktail shaker and mash well with a cocktail muddler. Pour in ice, lime juice, and vodka, cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted.
    Remove ice from cocktail glass; wipe dry with a paper towel. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of the glass. Strain the contents into the chilled glass and garnish with a twist of lime zest.

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