As Richard was our first landscape architect, I went for a super-clean and super-green hybrid of a Moscow Mule and a Southside, using both freshly extracted cucumber and ginger juice and a spritz of soda atop.
Place all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice and shake ferociously for twenty to thirty seconds. Strain into a large rocks glass with fresh ice cubes, leaving room to top up with 2 oz. soda water. Garnish with a mint sprig top and a cucumber or lime wedge.